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1
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Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
Election of 1800?

A

Aaron burr and Thomas Jefferson

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How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have

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73

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

A

The House of Representatives

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4
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What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

A

The 12th amendment

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5
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What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?

A

Laissez

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6
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What act helped the Federalists control the courts?

A

Judiciary act of 1801

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

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

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8
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Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?

A

William Marbury

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9
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What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?

A

Marbury v. Madison

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

A

Because they said it would be unconstitutional for a new president to be forced to accept propositions that were not finalized

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

A

Unconstitutional

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12
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Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River?

A

To ship their crops to markets

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13
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Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

A

France

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14
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How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?

A

$15 million

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

A

A federalist group

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16
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Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

A

Lewis and Clark

17
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What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?

A

The Missouri River

18
Q

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

A

To find recourses

19
Q

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

A

Embargo act

20
Q

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

A

A strong Native American confederacy to protect the land

21
Q

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

A

William Henry Harrison

22
Q

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

A

Henry clay and john c Calhoun

23
Q

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

A

The impressment of soldiers and the attack on Chesapeake

24
Q

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

A

Andrew Jackson lead an attack on the creek Indian of Missouri

25
Q

What city was burned greatly during the war?

A

Washington DC

26
Q

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

A

A portrait of George Washington

27
Q

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

A

The capital, the White House, and the library of congress

28
Q

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

A

Fort McHenry

29
Q

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

A

The Star Spangled Banner

30
Q

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

A

The treaty of Ghent

31
Q

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

A

The Battle of New Orleans

32
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What did the outcome of the War of 1812 do for America

A

Helped the Us gain repeat from around the world and built a strong national identity

33
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Who became a well known hero after the battle

A

Andrew Jackson

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