Chapter 10

Question 0

How many electoral votes did the two candidates have?

Answer 0

73 votes

Question 1

Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the Election of 1800?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr

Question 2

What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?

Answer 2

The House of Representatives

Question 3

What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

Answer 3

12 amendment

Question 4

What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?

Answer 4

Laissez- faire

Question 5

What act helped the Federalists control the courts?

Answer 5

Judiciary Act of 1801

Question 6

Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?

Answer 6

To shut Jefferson out of the appointment process and keep Federalists control in courts

Question 7

Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?

Answer 7

William Marbury

Question 8

What was the landmark court case involving that judge that established judicial review?

Answer 8

Marbury .vs. Madison

Question 9

Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed into the Mississippi River?

Answer 9

To ship their crops

Question 10

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Answer 10

France

Question 11

How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 11

$15 million

Question 12

What political party had members threaten to secede from the union in response to the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 12

Federalists

Question 13

Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and find its resources?

Answer 13

Lewis and Clark

Question 14

What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?

Answer 14

Missouri River

Question 15

Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the US?

Answer 15

They inspired people to go west and settle

Question 16

What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world and get back at Britain?

Answer 16

Imbargo act

Question 17

What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?

Answer 17

Navy American confederacy

Question 18

Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?

Answer 18

William Henry Harrison

Question 19

Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?

Answer 19

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

Question 20

What was the cause of the War of 1812?

Answer 20

The impressment of the soldiers and the attack on the Chesapeake

Question 21

What city was burned greatly during the war?

Answer 21

Washington D.C.

Question 22

What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?

Answer 22

A portrait of George Washington

Question 23

What was the fort found at the entrance to the Baltimore Harbor?

Answer 23

Fort McHenry

Question 24

What famous American song was written after the Battle of Fort McHenry?

Answer 24

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 25

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 25

The Treaty of Ghent

Question 26

What major battle took place after the peace treaty was signed?

Answer 26

Battle of New Orleans

Question 27

Who became a well-known hero after that battle?

Answer 27

Andrew Jackson

Question 28

What did the outcome of the War of 1812 do for America?

Answer 28

Helped the U.S gain respect around the world