This document contains a list of flashcards to study key people, events, policies, and court cases from the Early Republic period of United States history. It includes topics like the first presidents Washington and Adams, the rise of political parties like the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, important events like the Whiskey Rebellion, and Supreme Court cases that established precedents on constitutional interpretation during this formative era.

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The Early Republic Flashcards
□ George Washington
o Term
o Political Party
o Major Events
□ Alexander Hamilton
o Political Party
o Major Events
□ Strict Interpretation (Construction)
o Definition
o Constitutional Basis
o Supporters
o Major Events
□ Loose Interpretation (Construction)
o Definition
o Constitutional Basis
o Supporters
o Major Events
□ Whiskey Rebellion
o Description
o Significance
□ Federalist Party
o Leaders
o Supporters
□ Democratic-Republican Party
o Leaders
o Supporters
□ John Adams
o Term
o Party
o Major Events
□ XYZ Affair
□ Alien & Sedition Acts
□ Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
o Description
o Leaders
o Significance
□ Election of 1800
o Candidate
o Results – House of Representatives
□ Thomas Jefferson
o Term
o Political Party
o Major Events
□ John Marshall
o Major Decisions
□ Marbury v. Madison
o Constitutional Issue
□ Barbary States
□ Louisiana Purchase
□ Chesapeake Incident
o Causes
o Effects
□ James Madison
o Term
o Political Party
o Major Events
□ War of 1812
o Causes
o Effects
o Major Events
□ Hartford Convention
□ Nationalism (1815)
□ Henry Clay
o Party
o Major Events
□ American System
□ James Monroe
o Term
o Political Party
o Major Events
□ Panic of 1819
o Causes
o Effects
□ Sectionalism (1820)
□ Missouri Compromise
□ McCulloch v. Maryland
o Constitutional Issue
□ Gibbons v. Ogden
o Constitutional Issue
□ Treaty of 1818

2. □ Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819 □ Monroe Doctrine