Chapter 10

Question 1

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

Answer 1

So they had a easy route to trade

Question 2

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Answer 2

France

Question 3

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

Answer 3

$15 million

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Federalist

Question 5

Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory

Answer 5

Lewis and Clark

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Missouri

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Because it inspired people to move west

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Embargo Acts

Question 9

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

Answer 9

A confederation of Native Americans

Question 10

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

Answer 10

William Harrison

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

Question 12

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Answer 12

Attack on Chesapeake and impressment

Question 13

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Answer 13

U.S defeated Native and any idea for a Confederacy

Question 14

What city was burned greatly during the war?

Answer 14

Washington D.C

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Painting of George Washington

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Library of congress, Capitol, Presidents Palace/ White House

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Fort Mchenry

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Star Spangled banner

Question 19

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 19

Treaty of Ghent

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Battle of New Orleans

Question 21

Who became a well-known hero after that battle?

Answer 21

Andrew Jackson

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Established our presence and increased nationalism among people

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Thomas Jefferson

Question 24

How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?

Answer 24

73

Question 25

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

Answer 25

House of Representatives

Question 26

What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

Answer 26

12th

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Laissez-faire

Question 28

What act helped the Federalists control the courts?

Answer 28

Judiciary act 1801

Question 29

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

Answer 29

To keep federalist power in courts

Question 30

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

Answer 30

William Marbury

Question 31

What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?

Answer 31

Mabury vs. Madison

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Thought it was unconstitutional

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Uncondstitutional