Chapter 10

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Aaron Burr vs Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?

Answer 2

73

Question 3

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

Answer 3

The House of Representatives

Question 4

What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

Answer 4

12th

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Laissez-faire

Question 6

What act helped the Federalists control the courts?

Answer 6

Judicial Act of 1801

Question 7

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

Answer 7

So he could have federalist in the goverment

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Marbury

Question 9

What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?

Answer 9

London court act

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Because they felt Jefferson should pick them

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Unconstitutional

Question 12

Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed

Answer 12

Because its a ideal place to farm

Question 13

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Answer 13

Spain

Question 14

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

Answer 14

15 mil

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The Federalist

Question 16

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory

Answer 16

Lewis and Clark

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Mississippi River

Question 18

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

Answer 18

They wrote their adventures so everyone would know

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Emboke Act

Question 20

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

Answer 20

A stronger native america confederacy

Question 21

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

Answer 21

William Henry

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Henry Clay, john C calham

Question 23

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Answer 23

The british attacked us merchant ships

Question 24

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Answer 24

Andrew Jacksons leads a attack

Question 25

What city was burned greatly during the war?

Answer 25

Washington D.C

Question 26

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

Answer 26

A picture of George Washington

Question 27

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

Answer 27

The Library, Capitol, White House

Question 28

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

Answer 28

A ton of U.S Soldiers

Question 29

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

Answer 29

The Star Spangled Banner

Question 30

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 30

The treaty of Ghent

Question 31

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

Answer 31

The battle of New Orleans

Question 32

Who became a well-known hero after that battle?

Answer 32

Andrew Jackson

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Gained respect from around the war and peace with British