Chapters 6-13 Flashcards
Known as Old Man Eloquent; the first son of a U.S. President to become President
John Quincy Adams
passed through the Cumberland Gap and did much exploration in Kentucky
Daniel Boone
one of the writers of the Federalist papers and was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
John Jay
The Battle of ___ was actually fought after the war was over because …
New Orleans; a peace treaty was already signed, but word of it did not reach the U.S. for several weeks
A great fighter for women’s suffrage, ___ also has her picture on a $1 coin.
Susan B. Anthony
a French-born artist remembered for his paintings of birds
John James Audubon
The 3 branches are of the U.S. government
executive, legislative, judicial
Two acts that hurt John Adam’s administration
Alien Act, Sedition Act
The Great Triumvirate of the U.S. Congress during the first half of the nineteenth century was made up of
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun
The war was ended by the Treaty of ___, which was signed on ___ (complete date).
Ghent; December 24, 1814
What were the first two American political parties, and who originally led them?
Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton; Republicans led by James Madison
John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson were in violent opposition when it came to a state’s right to obey a federal law or not. This issue was known as ___.
nullification
Old Hickory was the nickname of ___, who became President mainly because of his ___.
Andrew Jackson; military record
The term “O.K.” is derived from ___
Old Kinderhook (Van Buren’s birthplace
Name the members of George Washington’s cabinet
Vice President - John Adams; Secretary of State - Thomas Jefferson; Attorney General - Edmund Randolph; Secretary of War - Henry Knox; Secretary of the Treasury - Alexander Hamilton
Known as “Old Tippecanoe,” ___ was ___ years old when he bacame President, and only lived ___ after becoming President.
William Henry Harrison; 69; one month
The United States doubled in area when the ___ was added to the country in ___ (year)
Louisiana purchase, 1803
The ___ put European powers on notice to stay out of affairs in the hemisphere of the Americans.
Monroe Doctrine
Nicknamed “The Little Magician,” ___ had no sooner become President than the Panic of 1837 began.
Martin Van Buren
Henry Clay was nicknamed the Great Compromiser because he played a great part in the formation of what two compromises?
The Missouri Compromise; The Compromise of 1850
The biggest mistake of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency was the imposition of an __, which closed all American ports to foreign trade.
embargo
The War of 1812 lasted from ___ to ___ and took place during the administration of President ___.
1812 to 1814; James Madison
Regarded as the best Supreme Court Chief Justice, ___ handed down decisions that helped to centralize the U.S. government.
John Marshall
a system in which power is divided among the branches of the government
a system of checks and balances
