Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
Election of 1800
House of Representatives
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
Jefferson won the presidential election with 73 votes to Adams’s 65b
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
The Constitution imposes three eligibility requirements on the Presidency
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”
governments have a official form
What act helped the Federalists control the courts
The Louisiana purchased
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office
Adams want
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
William herry Harrison
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case
Marbury filed his petition for the writ of mandamus
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that
something was what
United States Supreme Court
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River
Farmers established homes along river to ship their crop to market
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States
Napoleons
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase
A group of federalist threatened to secede from the union over the purchase
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Lusitania territory
The British
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
Lewis and clack were sent on an expedition to explore this territory and find its resources
What did the us do to prohibit trade with rest of the world
Nativism
What did tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio river valley settlement
Confederacy
Who earned the nickname “tippecance” after the battle of the same time
Andrew Jackson
Who were two famous war hawks that pressured Madison for war with British
Andrew and dolley
What were the cause of the war 1812
The impressment of soldiers and attacks on the chespeake are the causes of the war of 1812
What happened at battle of horseshoe bend
Effectively ended the creek war
What city was burned greatly during the war
White house
What did dolley Madison save from the president mansion
What 3 major buildings were burned down in Washington DC in a war of 1812
Liberty, the White House and mchenry
What was the front found at the entrance to the baitlmore harbor
Mchenry
What famous Americans song written after the battle of fort mchenry
The star spangled banner
What treaty ended the war of 1812
The treaty of Ghent
What major battle took place after the peace treaty was signed?
The battle of New Orleans took place after the peace was signed
Who became a well known hero after that battle
Francl Scott
What did the outcome of the war of 1812 do for Americans
Results of the war of 1812
