Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they
could be used to establish a dictatorship
In interpreting the Constitution, John Marshall
favored the doctrine of loose construction
Americans moved to Texas
after an agreement with Mexican authorities
From a global perspective, the war of 1812 was
of little importance
Tax-supported public education between 1825 and 150
was deemed essential for social stability and democracy
The idea of free public education as an essential component of American Democracy grew in the early nineteenth century with the influence of
Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann
The purpose behind the spoils system was
to reward supporters with public office
The first major transportation project was the
Lancaster Turnpike
As president, Jefferson showed unexpected moderation and a conciliatory attitude toward his Federalist political opponents by
refusing to repeal the federal excise tax enacted by the Federalists
Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the
newly won ascendancy of the masses
As the new continental market economy grew
the home came to be viewed as a refuge from the workday world
The cult of domesticity
restricted women's moral influence on the family
Democratic-Republicans opposed Senator Henry Clay's American System because
they believed in high tariffs and high taxes
At the time it was issued, the Monroe Doctrine was
incapable of being effectively enforced by the United States armed forces
Marbury v Madison said no one could
determine the meaning of the Constitution
One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was
Adams' refusal to take the country to war against France
The War of 1812 was notable in the history of American warfare because
of the nation's apathy and national disunity
Thomas Jefferson received a bulk of his political support from the
South and the West
The two most internationally recognized American writers in the 1820s were
Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper
One of the West's persistent political demands was for
cheap money issued by unregulated banks
Jefferson had authorized American negotiators to purchase only ___ from France
New Orleans and the Floridas
Which event prompted the Mormons to go West?
continuing non-Mormon violence
Neal Dow sponsored the Maine Law of 1851, which called for
a ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor
