project due Wednesday 2/6, test Thursday 2/7

You are free of homework for tonight (huzzah!).  I will be testing you next week (Thursday 2/7) and you'll have a project due Wednesday 2/6.  You're done with reading, notes and other nightly homework, though, so you can focus on those two things.  Here's the project description.  You'll have time to work on it in class on Friday 2/1.

Here are the study questions to help you prepare for the test (which is the usual format:  multiple choice and open response):

1. What events, foreign and domestic, defined Jefferson's presidency? Did he have a successful presidency overall? 
2. In what ways did Jefferson’s policies as president exemplify Republican ideals?
3. How and why did the Supreme Court gain power during this period?  What similar trends and themes do the key cases decided by the Marshall Court share?  
4. What significant legal precedents has the Supreme Court set in the last century?
5. Does Jefferson deserve to be called a great American?
6. Did Madison make a wise decision when he asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812?  Was it the right decision? 
7. What were the causes, course and effects of the War of 1812?
8. What key figures emerged from the war?
9. Did the U.S. win the War of 1812? 
10. Does the "Era of Good Feelings" (1816-1828) deserve its name? 
11. Why was the Missouri Compromise only a temporary fix?  How did it fail to fully address the slavery issue?
12. What impact did the Monroe Doctrine have?
13. Why was John Quincy Adams’ presidency relatively unsuccessful and unremarkable? 
14. Was there a more “U.S. is” or “U.S. are” sentiment during this time period (1800-1828)? 

(Along with the political issues in the last question above, consider:  How did artists and writers attempt to create works that were truly American?  Why were different regions of the country developing differently, leading to growing sectionalism?) 

As you're reviewing, you may also find this political parties chart helpful.