Chapter 10

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

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 Amendment

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

Judiciary Act of 1801

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

William Marbury

Question 9

What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?

Answer 9

Marbury v. Madison

Question 10

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

Answer 10

They decided it was unconstitutional

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
into the Mississippi River?

Answer 12

To ship their crops to markets

Question 13

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Answer 13

France

Question 14

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

Answer 14

$15 million

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Federalists

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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 sparking a sense of adventure.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Made the Embargo Act

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Built a strong Native American Confederacy.

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 Clay and John C. Calhoun

Question 22

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Answer 22

The Impressment of Soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake are the causes of the War of 1812.

Question 23

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Answer 23

Andrew Jackson leads an attack against the Creek Indians of Mississippi at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

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 portrait of George Washington.

Question 26

What 3 major buildings were burned down in Washington DC in thee War of and the

Answer 26

The Capitol, 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

Star Spangled Banner

Question 29

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 29

Treaty of Ghent

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

Helped the US gain respect around the world and built a strong national identity.