Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Election of 1800?
Determined by 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?
House of Representatives
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
12th
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez-faire
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
Judiciary act of 1801
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?
To have federalist still in office
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
Marburg
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Marburry v. Madison
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Felt unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that
something was what?
Unconstitutional
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River?
Trade and shipping
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
15 billion
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
Federalists
Who was set on an expedition to explore Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
Missouri
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the
US?
To see what kind of resources it would supply
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?
Embargo Act
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
Strong NA confederacy
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William
Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
Impressment and Chesapeake
What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
Andrew Jackson attacked Indian
What city was burned greatly during the war?
D.C.
What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?
GW portrait
What 3 major buildings were burned down in Washington DC in the War of 1812?
Library of congress
What was the fort found at the entrance to the Baltimore Harbor?
My Henry
What famous American song was written after the Battle of Fort McHenry?
Star Spangled Banner
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
What major battle took place after the peace treaty was signed?
New Orleans
Who became a well-known hero after that battle?
Andrew Jackson
What did the outcome of the War of 1812 do for America?
Increased nationalism
