Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
Election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Arron Burr
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?
73
What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?
The House of Representatives
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
The 12th amendment
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
Judiciary Act of 1801.
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?
To shut Jefferson out of the appointment process and keep Federalist control in the courts.
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
William Marbury
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Marbury v.s Madison case.
Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case?
They felt like it was unconstitutional for a president to be forced to accept propositions that were not finalized.
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that
something was what?
Unconstitutional
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River?
To ship their crops to markets.
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15,000,000
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
The Federalists
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
Missouri River
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the
US?
They inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a sense of adventure.
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?
Embargo Act
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
A strong Native American Confederacy to protect their land.
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William Henry Harrison
Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
Impressment of U.S soldiers and the attack on the Chesapeake.
What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
Andrew Jackson defeats the creek Indians of Mississippi.
