Chapters 6-13

Question 1

Known as Old Man Eloquent; the first son of a U.S. President to become President

Answer 1

John Quincy Adams

Question 2

passed through the Cumberland Gap and did much exploration in Kentucky

Answer 2

Daniel Boone

Question 3

one of the writers of the Federalist papers and was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Answer 3

John Jay

Question 4

The Battle of ___ was actually fought after the war was over because …

Answer 4

New Orleans; a peace treaty was already signed, but word of it did not reach the U.S. for several weeks

Question 5

A great fighter for women’s suffrage, ___ also has her picture on a $1 coin.

Answer 5

Susan B. Anthony

Question 6

a French-born artist remembered for his paintings of birds

Answer 6

John James Audubon

Question 7

The 3 branches are of the U.S. government

Answer 7

executive, legislative, judicial

Question 8

Two acts that hurt John Adam’s administration

Answer 8

Alien Act, Sedition Act

Question 9

The Great Triumvirate of the U.S. Congress during the first half of the nineteenth century was made up of

Answer 9

Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun

Question 10

The war was ended by the Treaty of ___, which was signed on ___ (complete date).

Answer 10

Ghent; December 24, 1814

Question 11

What were the first two American political parties, and who originally led them?

Answer 11

Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton; Republicans led by James Madison

Question 12

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 ___.

Answer 12

nullification

Question 13

Old Hickory was the nickname of ___, who became President mainly because of his ___.

Answer 13

Andrew Jackson; military record

Question 14

The term “O.K.” is derived from ___

Answer 14

Old Kinderhook (Van Buren’s birthplace

Question 15

Name the members of George Washington’s cabinet

Answer 15

Vice President - John Adams; Secretary of State - Thomas Jefferson; Attorney General - Edmund Randolph; Secretary of War - Henry Knox; Secretary of the Treasury - Alexander Hamilton

Question 16

Known as “Old Tippecanoe,” ___ was ___ years old when he bacame President, and only lived ___ after becoming President.

Answer 16

William Henry Harrison; 69; one month

Question 17

The United States doubled in area when the ___ was added to the country in ___ (year)

Answer 17

Louisiana purchase, 1803

Question 18

The ___ put European powers on notice to stay out of affairs in the hemisphere of the Americans.

Answer 18

Monroe Doctrine

Question 19

Nicknamed “The Little Magician,” ___ had no sooner become President than the Panic of 1837 began.

Answer 19

Martin Van Buren

Question 20

Henry Clay was nicknamed the Great Compromiser because he played a great part in the formation of what two compromises?

Answer 20

The Missouri Compromise; The Compromise of 1850

Question 21

The biggest mistake of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency was the imposition of an __, which closed all American ports to foreign trade.

Answer 21

embargo

Question 22

The War of 1812 lasted from ___ to ___ and took place during the administration of President ___.

Answer 22

1812 to 1814; James Madison

Question 23

Regarded as the best Supreme Court Chief Justice, ___ handed down decisions that helped to centralize the U.S. government.

Answer 23

John Marshall

Question 24

a system in which power is divided among the branches of the government

Answer 24

a system of checks and balances

Question 25

the Vice President and intriguer who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel

Answer 25

Aaron Burr

Question 26

___ and ___ set out on their expedition to the northwest in ___ (year) to find the ___.

Answer 26

Merwether Lewis, William Clark; 1804; Northwest Passage

Question 27

When it came to the removal of the ___ farther west, Jackson’s policy was a harsh and unfeeling one.

Answer 27

Indian tribes

Question 28

Three Americans who were made famous by their victories during the War of 1812

Answer 28

Oliver H. Perry, William Henry Harrison, and Andrew Jackson