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Why didn’t Washington run for a third term as president?

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He didn’t want people to think once in office you are in it for life.

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Who set the two term president limit?

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Washington

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Who was Adam’s“running mate” who jefferson beat

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Pinckney

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Did Alexander like Jefferson or Pickney better?

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Pickney

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During the Jefferson vs Adam’s election, who lost out completely?

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Pickney, Jefferson became vice president.

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Jefferson knew he needed which states votes in order to win the election?

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New York

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Adam was unpopular doting the Election of 1800, sometimes even being disliked by his own party.

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No answer.

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What did Adam claim would happen if Jefferson became president?

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That “all bad things would come”

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Jefferson and Burr beat the federalist but had tie votes, how many votes did each candidate get?

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Jefferson-75, burr-75, Adam’s- 65, Pickney- 64.

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Who convinced some of the House of Representative members to vote for Jefferson, helping him win?

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Alexander Hamilton, he disliked Jefferson but hated Burr

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What did Adam’s do in his last days in office as president?

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He filled new judicial positions.

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Some commissions were not sent before Jefferson took office, Madison refused to send those commotion’s

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N/A

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What did Marburg Vs. Madison establish?

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Judicial review, Supreme Court now more important

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What did Jefferson believe about government and how it should be used?

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Smaller government- thought federal government should be wise and keep people from hurting each other
-wanted more power to states

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What did Jefferson want in terms of military and economics?

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-Smaller military
-Less debt
-Greater concentration on agriculture

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What did Jefferson do to debt within America?

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He reduced debt from 80mil to 57mil, while cutting taxes

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What policies was Jefferson forced to adopt?

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Some Federalist policies

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Who was the hand picked successor of Jefferson?

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James Madison

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Two most important names of the war hawks

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Henry clay and John C. Calhoun

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What did Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun wish to do? -through the Warhawks

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-Protect U.S honor
-Expand the borders
-Uphold free trade

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Who opposed the Warhawks?

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John Randolph of Virginia (among others)

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The Treaty of Fort Wayne would sell millions of ancers of land to the whites by the Indians. Who opposed this treaty?

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Shawnee
Harrison also refused to declare Ft. Wayne treaty void.

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Who was Tecumseh?

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A political leader, he wanted to revive Pan Indianism

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Who was Tenskwatawa?

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A prophet

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Tecumseh accepts aid from Britain, leading to what?
-It promoted Pan Indian ideals -called for attacks on American settlements
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What did each person due immediately after Tecumseh and Harrison met?
-Tecumseh left to gather more Indian support -Tenkwataua gathered troops at prophets town -Harrison deported for Kentucky
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What political party was Henry clay apart of?
Western democrats
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John C. Calhoun and south Democracy included…
-Protection for American ships and agricultural goods -believed in National aid for commercial development -championed more widespread and democratic economic opportunities
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What did John C. Calhoun favor over Jeffersonian and Federalist policies toward Britain?
They disliked it and favored aggression
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What political party did John Randolph belong to?
“Old Republicans”
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What politition believed in the following -Held to Jefferson’s agrarian ideal -disliked tariffs/arms -felt the New Democrats were watered down Federalist
John Randolph and the old republicans
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What event stimulated American outrage and have Americans overconfidence. Propelling Madison further toward war?
The Little Belt Affair
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Madison was sure of war by 1812 What did he ask for in April 1st?
A 60 day embargo giving the British one last chance to suspend the orders in council (seizure and imprisonment)
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-May 22nd orders in council stand -Madison asks for war 9 days later - June 4th, House of Representatives declare war, senate agrees 2 weeks later -June 23, orders in council suspended
N/A
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Facts about the 1812 election, Dewitt Clinton vs. Madison
-war setbacks hurt Madison -Clinton courted anti-war sections -needed New York and Pennsylvania to win -federalist did not field a president candidate
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Who’s considered the “Hero” of the battle of the Thames?
William Henry Harrison -got British to withdraw -Tecumseh was killed during this battle.
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Who was the first leader of the KKK
Nathan bedford forest -was also a admirable soldier during the civil war
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Grant didn’t show any desire to intervene against what his second term?
Violence, now happening in broad daylight instead of mostly at night
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Madison sends peace delegation to Ghent.
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Lincoln championed the market revolution
N/A
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Who invented the telegraph, which provided instant communication?
Samuel F.B Morse in 1830
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What does Madison call for In 1815?
A new plan, “the American system”
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What did Madison new plan on the American system call for?
-A new national bank -A new tariff -Federally financed improvement
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Madison voted the Federal financed improvement
Idk what that means I just put it 🤷‍♂️
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Who drafted the Manroe doctrine?
John Quincy Adam’s
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Who all ran for presidency in the 1824 election?
-Andrew Jackson, the war hero -John Quincy Adam’s- the Northerner -William H. Crawford- old republican -Henry clay- Popular politician
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Why didn’t Andrew Jackson win the1824 election?
Though Andrew had the most votes he did not have 50% so the senate picked John Adam’s and makes Henry clay secatart of the states
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What political party did Andrew Jackson and William H. Crawford belong to?
Democrats
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What political party did John Adam’s and Henry clay belong to?
The Whig party
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What did John C. Calhoun become the champion of?
Nullification
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Who was vice president under Andrew Jackson?
John C. Calhoun
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What was Martin Van Buren known as?
The little wizard
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William Henry Harrison relied on what to win the election?
His popularity as a Soldier
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Whigs criticized Van Buren as an aristocratic
N/A
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Harrison died 9 days after being elected
N/A
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What did Angelina and Sarah Grimke do?
Applied abolitionist doctrines to women
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Who resurrected the idea of Texas annexation, in order to rescue his administration
John Tyler
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John C. Calhoun linked Texas annexation with strengthening slavery
N/A
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What did Clay and Polk both agree to reject?
Immediate annexation
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Van Buren loses democratic nomination to…
James K. Pulk
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James K. Polk had a close relationship with…
Andrew Jackson
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What war did Pulk deal with?
Mexican American war
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Henry clay drafts a compromise in 1850 with 4 parts, what are those parts?
-Cali statehood -fugitive state laws -slave trade abolished in Washington D.C. Population sovereignty in Mexican cession
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Who wanted to Take Henry’s compromise of 1850 to protect the union?
Daniel Webster
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Who rejected Henry’s compromise of 1859 and opposed slavers completely?
William H. Seward
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Who rejected Henry’s compromise of 1850 to spread slavery to all new territories?
John C. Calhoun
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Who gets Henry’s compromise of 1850 to pass?
Millard Fillmore
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Who introduced the Kansas Nebraska act?
Steven Douglas
69
What debate ultimately made Abraham Lincoln’s name known?
The Lincoln Douglas debate- Lincoln loss but prove himself
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John brown…
-wanted to cause a slave uprising -Was put on trial, hung
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During the war in the west Ulysses S. Grant captured fort Henry, then fort Denelson
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Why did Lincoln say the civil war was not about slavery?
He didn’t want to loose bordering states
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Who was Lees “Perfect battle” against what battle did it take place in?
-battle of chancellarsvill -Hooker, he outnumbered Lee 2 to 1 and Lee still won -stone wall Jackson died after the battle due to a lost arm.
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How many died on each side of Lee Vs. Grants battle. The battle of The war of Attrition
By the time 18,000 died on grants side, 7,000 died on lees side. Grants casualties jumped to 60,000 after 6 weeks of battle -Grant won
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Who was Lincoln’s vice president in his second term?
Andrew Johnson
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Johnson stands for impeachment and is acquitted by 1 vote
N/A

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