History Test Chapter 10 Flashcards
Were Presidential candidates supposed to travel the country in the earlier elections?
No
According to the constitution, the president is chosen by the ________.
electors
According to the 12th amendment, to prevent a tie between the presidential and vice presidential candidates, the electors ________________.
cast one vote for president and one for vice president
Jefferson believed that _______________.
the federal government should be limited in size and power
What is one way Jefferson lowered the national debt?
cutting military spending
How did Jefferson plan to raise money for the government?
selling land and collecting customs duties
President Adams made sure Federalists had control of the courts by appointing hundreds of judges during his last days in office.
TRUE
Which case established the principles of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
In which landmark case did the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has powers that may be implied, or not directly stated, in the Constitution
McCulloh v. Maryland
Through several key cases, Chief Justice Marshall ___________________.
expanded the power of the Supreme Court and the federal government
In 1802, the Louisiana Territory was transferred from Spain to France.
True
Which is true about American settlers in the early 1800s?
They were seeking land and adventure.
New Orleans was important to settlers in the West because _____________.
without it, they had no way to ship their goods
Which of the following events alarmed Jefferson?
The Spanish transferred control of the Louisiana Territory to the French.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he had given up his plan of a western empire and needed money for war.
True
One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to ________________.
find the “Northwest Passage”
Who was Sacagawea?
a Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark
Americans learned about __________ from Zebulon Pike’s expeditions.
the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains
Federalists threatened to withdraw from the Union because they thought the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional.
FALSE
Alexander Hamilton accused Aaron Burr of _____.
Treason
Which of the following had a positive effect on American shippers in the mid-1790s?
Britain and France were at war
When Jefferson refused to pay more tribute, ____ declared war on the United States.
Tripoli
Stephen Decatur became a hero for ____.
burning a captured ship so the pirates could not use it
How did Britain and France violate the neutral rights of the United States?
by seizing and searching American ships
The attack on the U.S. warship Philadelphia caused many Americans to demand war with Britain.
FALSE
The Embargo Act of 1807, which banned trade with ____, was a great failure.
all countries
Madison believed that Britain was a bigger threat to the United States than France was.
TRUE
As a result of the Battle of Tippecanoe, Tecumseh ____.
joined forces with the British
Most of the War Hawks were ____ who wanted land and increased power for the United States.
young Republicans
Madison had ____ before he learned that Britain had ended their policy of searching ships.
asked Congress for a declaration of war
The United States was not prepared for war with Britain because it was involved in other wars.
FALSE
____ helped build U.S. morale early in the war.
Naval successes
The idea of a Native American confederation ended when Tecumseh died in the Battle of the Thames.
TRUE
What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?
ending their war with France
The British took Washington, D.C., in August 1814, and left it to move on to Baltimore.
TRUE
Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner” after watching bombs bursting over ____ in September 1814.
Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor
After the Battle of Lake Champlain, the British were determined to win the war.
False
Andrew Jackson became a hero after the Battle of _______, the last battle of the war.
New Orleans
What did the Federalists produce at the Hartford Convention of 1814?
a list of proposed amendments to the Constitution
Which is a result of the War of 1812?
The United States gained respect in the world.
The election of 1800 was decided by
The house of Representatives
Which term refers to the power and right to interperet or apply a law.
Jurisdiction
What did Francis Scott Key write
The Star-Spangled Banner
In which landmark case did the Court uphold that federal law overrules state law in matters affecting more than one state?
Gibbons v. Ogden
The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with
All Countries
The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with
all countries
The Embargo Act of 1807, which was a great failure, banned trade with
all countries
The leading War hawks were
Clay and Calhoun
What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?
ending their war with France
What allowed the British to increase their forces in the spring of 1814?
ending their war with France
The Hamilton and Burr duel took place in ____?
Weehawken, New Jersey
The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.
Mediterranian Sea
The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.
Mediterranian Sea
The Barbary States of North Africa terrorized European ships sailing on the ______.
Mediterranian Sea
This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.
James Madison
This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.
James Madison
This president took office as president under unfavorable conditions including the embargo crisis.
James Madison
Which commander destroyed the British naval forces on Lake Erie?
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry
Which two US officials represented the United States in the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Livingston and Monroe
One of the buildings burned by the British was
The Capitol
In the Electoral College, each state has as many electoral votes as _____________
is has members of Congress
The Grand Peak was named by the explorer
Zebulon Pike
The privileges or freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in a conflict.
neutral rights
A prohibition or blocking a trade with a certain country
embargo
