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• How old must you be to be a member of the House of Representatives and how long is their term of service? Article 1; Section 2 (page 166)

• How old must you be to be a Senator, and how long is their term of service? Article 1: Section 3 (page 166)

• How old must you be to become president? Article 2: Section 1 – Page 172

– The longest possible time a person could now serve as President is?

• a. 4 years • b. 8 years • C. 10 years• d. 12 years

• Who was the First President of the United States?

• What is the Judiciary Act of 1789? (191)

• What is capitalism? (192)

• What is strict construction? (194)

• What is loose construction? (194)

• What groups of Americans opposed a national bank? (194)

• What was the FIRST Constitution of the United States called?

• During the Revolutionary War, what side were the Patriots on?

• During the Revolutionary War, what side were the Loyalists on?

• Why did the French Revolution happen? (197)

• Why did some Americans support the French Revolution? (198)

• Why did some Americans not support the French Revolution? (198)

• What was the Alien Act passed by President John Adams? (203)

• What was the Sedition Act passed by President John Adams? (203)

• What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolution denounce AND WHY? (203)

• Using the Map on Page 208 Answer this question:

• What rivers did Lewis and Clark follow from St. Louis?

• Use the map on page 195 to answer the question below

• What geographic feature served as the southern boundary for the Northwest Territory?

• USE THE MAP ON PAGE 213 to answer the question below.

• Where did British victories occur?

• What is impressment? (198)

• What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish? (191)

• What is Nationalism? (226)

• USE THE MAP ON PAGE 233 to ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW

• What cities served as hubs for more than one type of transportation system? (there are 10)

• What did the Adams-Onis Treaty give the United States? (228)

• What country did we buy the Louisiana Purchase From?

• What person came up with the American System? (232)

• What was the American System? (232)

• What are the three points of the American System? (232)

• Who was Simon Bolivar AND what was his dream? (229)

• What did the President Monroe state in the Monroe Doctrine? (229)

• What political party was created after Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828? (240)

• What is the spoils system? (241)

• Why did Jackson employ rotation in office? (242)

• Read Then and Now: Campaigning and answer the following question. (pge 240)

• Name some of the ways in which the election of 1828 was the “first modern election campaign?”

• Read “Presidential Lives” Page 241 and answer the following questions:

• According to the reading “Was Andrew Jackson a popular president?” Give an example to back up your answer

• According to the reading who became president after Andrew Jackson?

• Who worked to create the Cherokee writing system? (244)

• Into what present-day state did the Indian Removal Act tell the Native Americans they had to relocate to? (244)

• Who was Andrew Jackson’s hand-picked successor to be president? (248)

• What is the doctrine of nullification? (246)

• What is the Market Revolution? (236)

• Using the graph on page 255 answer the following question: In which region of the country was urban growth most dramatic?

• Read “Lowell Girls” on page 257 and answer the following questions

1. Why did many teenage girls want to come work at the mills even though working conditions were bad?