Chapter 10

Question 1

How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?

Answer 1

73

Question 2

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

Answer 2

The House of Representitives

Question 3

What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

Answer 3

The 12th ammendment

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

The Judiciary act of 1801

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Because he wanted them to be federalist judges instead of democratic-republican judges

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 that established judicial review?

Answer 8

Marbury v. Madison

Question 9

Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case?

Answer 9

Because the Supreme Court decided that it would be unconstitutional for a new president to be forced to accept propositions not finalized

Question 10

Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that something was what?

Answer 10

Unconstitutional

Question 11

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

Answer 11

So they could ship their crops to markets

Question 12

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Answer 12

France

Question 13

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

Answer 13

15 million dollars

Question 14

What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 14

A group of Federalists

Question 15

Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory

Answer 15

Lewis and Clark

Question 16

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

Answer 16

The Missouri River

Question 17

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

Answer 17

They inspired people to go west and settle by sparkling a sense of adventure

Question 18

What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?

Answer 18

They created the Embargo Act

Question 19

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

Answer 19

A strong native american confederacy to protect land

Question 20

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

Answer 20

William Henry Harrison

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Henry Clayton and John C. Calhoun

Question 22

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Answer 22

The immpressment of soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake

Question 23

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Answer 23

Andrew Jackson lead an attack against the Creek Indians of Mississippii

Question 24

What city was burned greatly during the war?

Answer 24

Washington DC

Question 25

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

Answer 25

A famous portrait of George Washington

Question 26

What 3 major buildings were burned down in Washington DC in the War of 1812?

Answer 26

The Capitol, the White House, and The Library of Congress

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Fort McHenry

Question 28

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

Answer 28

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 29

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 29

The Treaty of Ghent in 1812

Question 30

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

Answer 30

The Battle of New Orleans

Question 31

Who became a well-known hero after that battle?

Answer 31

Andrew Jackson

Question 32

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

Answer 32

It helped the US gain respect around the world and built a strong national identity. This is called Nationalism

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr