Early republic

Question 1

Why was the election of 1800 important?

Answer 1

It was important because it was the first time that the power was transferred from the Federalists to the Republicans. It also created the 12th amendment because it ended in a tie.

Question 2

What is the 12 amendment?

Answer 2

It created a seperate ballot for the President and Vice President

Question 3

Who won the election of 1800?

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson won, but there was a tie that created the 12th amendment.

Question 4

Which president was responsible for the midnight appointments?

Answer 4

John Adams left the notes to appoint more Federalist Judges for the supreme court on his secretary of states desk, but was not delivered before they had to leave office.

Question 5

What was the political party of Thomas Jefferson?

Answer 5

Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the Democratic Republicans.

Question 6

What government position did Burr hold when he Dueled hamilton?

Answer 6

He was the Vice president

Question 7

How good of a deal was the Louisiana purchase?

Answer 7

It was a great deal, we doubled the size of the US for only 15 million, which would be around 4 cents an acre, but 45.9 cents per acre.

Question 8

What country did the United States buy the Louisiana purchase from?

Answer 8

We bought it from france.

Question 9

What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

Answer 9

It was to survey and map the new land that we had just bought.

Question 10

Which was the first US victory on foreign soil?

Answer 10

It was the Barbary wars.

Question 11

What were the two components of the Embargo act of 1807?

Answer 11

The 2 major components were no ships could leave for foreign ports and no export of American goods.

Question 12

During the time of Jefferson, which 2 European powers were at war?

Answer 12

The 2 countries at war were Britiain and France

Question 13

What is impressment?

Answer 13

Impressment is taking American sailors and making them join the British navy.

Question 14

Who did the US block trade with as a result of the 1810 bill change to the Non-Intercourse act?

Answer 14

We said that we can resume trade after the Embargo act, but just not with Britian or France.

Question 15

What two choices were given to the native Americans in the Indiana territory?

Answer 15

They were given the choice to either Assimilate into settlers or move west of the Mississippi River.

Question 16

Who did Jefferson establish as Governor of the Indiana territory?

Answer 16

Jefferson appointed Henry Harrison as the governor of the Indiana terretory.

Question 17

What was Tecumseh’s goal for the Native Americans?

Answer 17

His goal was for every tribe to be united and stand up to White expantion.

Question 18

Who was the prophet?

Answer 18

He was a Native American Cheif that was Tecumseh’s Brother.

Question 19

What was found in Prophetstown at the end of the battle of Tippecanoe?

Answer 19

Some guns were found that the Native Americans got from Britian.

Question 20

What was the party of the “war hawks”?

Answer 20

They were mostly young politicians from the south and west that did not like Britian’s actions and wanted to go to war.

Question 21

Who was the war hawks leader?

Answer 21

Their leader was Speaker Of House Henry Clay.

Question 22

Who voted against the war?

Answer 22

The federalists all voted to not go to war, but since the Democratic-Republicans were the majority, they still lost.

Question 23

Which 2 cities were burned during the war of 1812?

Answer 23

the US burned York (Now Toronto) so for payback, Britain burned the white house and Washington DC

Question 24

What were Andrew Jackson’s 3 controbutions to the war of 1812?

Answer 24

He went into Spanish Florida and invaded part of it to make sure that British and hostile native American forces don’t try to defeat them from there, He Slaughtered more than 800 native americans in Mississippi, and then he went down to New Orleans and killed 700, injured 1500, and inprisoned 500 while only losing 8 and 13 injured for his team, and that was against some of the more experienced Britian soldiers.

Question 25

What iconic song came from the war of 1812?

Answer 25

The Star-Spangeled banner came from some people who were watching the fort get bombed and seeing if it would collapse, which It did not.

Question 26

What party held the Hartford convention?

Answer 26

The federalists held the convention.

Question 27

What was the purpose of the Hartford Convention?

Answer 27

It was for the Federalists to discuss their grievances and possible receccion from the US.

Question 28

What treaty brought the end of the war?

Answer 28

It was the Treaty of Ghent.

Question 29

Did Americans acheive their goals at the end of the war of 1812?

Answer 29

No, they did not get Canada and the British did not stop impressment, but the US did get some land from britian.

Question 30

What major US victory happened after the end of the war?

Answer 30

Andrew jackson went into New orelands and defeated the British in a one sided affair, where the British lost 700, injured 1500, and imprisoned 500 while America only lost 8 and 13 injured.

Question 31

What two counties were the center of the first industrial revolution?

Answer 31

Britain started it, and the US copied them from their work.

Question 32

Which region of the US has an industrial economy?

Answer 32

The Northeastern US had a heavily industry-focused economy.

Question 33

Which region of the US has a Plantation based economy?

Answer 33

The southern US had a plantation-based economy that was also heavily dependent on slaves.

Question 34

How did the British Immigrant Samuel Slater contribute to the Industrial revolution of the US?

Answer 34

He started the first factory in the US which jumpstarted the US revolution.

Question 35

What was the name of the canal that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 35

It was the Erie Canal.

Question 36

Lame Duck

Answer 36

An official after he has already been elected out in his final bit of time in office.

Question 37

Immigration

Answer 37

Coming to live in another country.

Question 38

Push factor

Answer 38

Something that causes someone to leave a certain area

Question 39

Pull factor

Answer 39

Something that wants people to immigrate to a certain place.

Question 40

Revolution

Answer 40

A large change in society

Question 41

Antibellum

Answer 41

It is the time period before the civil war, mostly used in the south when referring to Slavery

Question 42

Industry

Answer 42

Using natural materials to make new finished goods.

Question 43

Labor Unions

Answer 43

A group of workers that band together to protect their rights and pay.

Question 44

Cotton Gin

Answer 44

Made pulling seeds from cotton many times easier.

Question 45

McCormick Reaper

Answer 45

It made cutting down Grain way easier.

Question 46

Steel Plow

Answer 46

Could plow and till land way faster and more reliably

Question 47

Interchangable parts

Answer 47

Made Products have prices that can come apart so that if something fails you only have to get and put one part, and you don’t have to replace the entire item.

Question 48

Sewing machines

Answer 48

made making cotton shirts way easier, less time-consuming, and cheaper for less labor.

Question 49

Telegraph

Answer 49

Made long-distance communication almost instantaneous, but was only beeps and you had to use a translating sheet to see what they said