QUIZ

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

Won the Election of 1800 and became president, bought the Louisiana territory without consent from the people or government, created the 12th amendment to establish running mates (president and vice president), wanted to give more power to the states (anti-federalist)

Question 2

12th Amendment

Answer 2

The 12th Amendment established “running mates”(run together) vs. the top two finishers for President and Vice President(oftentimes opposite political parties)

Question 3

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson makes a deal with Napoleon to purchase land because Napoleon needs money to fight this war with France. Controversial at the time because Jefferson decided to purchase it without Congress because otherwise, it would take a long time to be processed, and Napoleon had already made offers to other Countries.

Question 4

Lewis and Clark

Answer 4

Lewis and Clark set out on an expedition of the land considered to be the “Louisiana Purchase” w/ Sacagawea as a guide.

Question 5

Judiciary Act of 1801

Answer 5

The Judiciary Act of 1801 saw in by federalists to fill the federal courts w/ federalists, the act also reduced the number of supreme court justices from six to five

Question 6

Judicial Review

Answer 6

A review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act

Question 7

Sacagawea

Answer 7

A member of the Shoshone Tribe that helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition by distinguishing edible plants, maintaining peace between other tribes, buying horses to journey across the Rocky Mountains.

Question 8

Marbury vs. Madison

Answer 8

Marbury was not paid his commission and the government couldn’t order president Madison to pay him, this lead to a court case and the first law to be declared unconstitutional, it also resulted in more power to the Judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.

Question 9

Alexander Hamilton

Answer 9

Federalist, wanted to establish the first national bank, always went against Thomas Jefferson, was killed in a duel against Aaron Burr.

Question 10

West Point

Answer 10

West Point is a Military Acadamy in New York, United States.

Question 11

Cotton gin

Answer 11

The Cotton Gin was invented in 1793 it was a very simple machine to use and create, made it more efficient for slave labor, and essential because cotton was in high demand at the time.

Question 12

First Steamboat

Answer 12

The First Steamboat was built by John Fitch, the 45 ft boat successfully traveled through the Delaware River in August of 1787

Question 13

Impressment

Answer 13

Impressment was the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice. Navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means.

Question 14

Embargo Act

Answer 14

The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.

Question 15

William Henry Harrison

Answer 15

Harrison led his forces against Tecumseh and his followers in 1811 in the Battle of Tippecanoe. It did not have a clear ending, but gave Harrison a reputation of an “Indian fighter intact.”

Question 16

War Hawks

Answer 16

Someone in Congress/Politics who wants conflicts and favors war.

Question 17

Andrew Jackson

Answer 17

Andrew Jackson led a rag-tag group of militiamen against trained British soldiers in the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson won the war and led to the Treaty of Ghent.

Question 18

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 18

Bloodiest and most impactful war, Americans had Andrew Jackson to help them against the overall better trained British soldiers, only 4,500 Americans against 8,000 British, Americans attacked during the night but had to retreat, they built a wall of dirt and shot the British as they came in, killing their leader, there were high British casualties and only 71 Americans killed.

Question 19

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 19

A peace treaty that ended the war of 1812, signed by both sides in the Netherlands (what is now Belgium) in December of 1814

Question 20

John Quincy Adams

Answer 20

John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States.

Question 21

Adam-Onis Treaty

Answer 21

A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.

Question 22

James Monroe

Answer 22

James Monroe as the 5th president of the United States, 1817- 1825. Monroe is most known for the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine

Question 23

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 23

The Monroe Doctrine, established by James Monroe on December 2, 1823, stated that the United States opposed European colonialism in the United States and that the United States would not interfere with any existing European colonies.

Question 24

Missouri Compromise

Answer 24

In an effort to keep the balance of power in Congress of the slave states and the free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820. The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, while Maine entered as a free state to maintain the balance.

Question 25

Lowell Factory

Answer 25

The Lowell System was a labor production model invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in Massachusetts in the 19th century. The system was designed so that every step of the manufacturing process was done under one roof and the work was performed by young adult women instead of children or young men.

Question 26

Santa Fe Trail

Answer 26

The Santa Fe Trail was the first commercial highway, 900 miles long and connected Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was helpful to pioneers, military, and helped the Westward Expansion.

Question 27

Florida(1820-1829)

Answer 27

Florida was given to America by the Spanish shaped southeastern borders for America, area added through the Adam Onis Treaty

Question 28

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Answer 28

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians and was formed by John C. Calhoun without authorization from Congress.

Question 29

John Q. Adams

Answer 29

Sixth President of the United States, opposed slavery

Question 30

Death of T. Jefferson and J. Adams

Answer 30

They died hours apart on July 4th, 1826.

Question 31

First Passenger Railroad

Answer 31

The first passenger railroad was called the Stockton and Darlington Railroad(1825) and was a steam-powered train that allowed the transportation of people.

Question 32

Andrew Jackson(1820-1829)

Answer 32

He went from poverty to war hero thanks to the war of 1812, then he was elected president in 1828.

Question 33

Erie Canal

Answer 33

When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, settlers came quickly, and trade of raw materials and goods increased.

Question 34

Women’s Rights

Answer 34

A more widespread effort in support of women’s rights began to emerge in the 1830s. Women and men joined the antislavery movement in order to free enslaved Africans. While men led antislavery organizations and lectured, women were not allowed to hold these positions.

Question 35

Indian Removal Act

Answer 35

The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands

Question 36

Andrew Jackson(1830-1839)

Answer 36

Andre Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law in 1830.

Question 37

Worcester vs. Georgia

Answer 37

Natives were going to have a land of their own in Georgia, however since Worcester lived there, he sued Georgia for giving his land to Natives, this lead to Natives being moved way westward.

Question 38

Trail of Tears

Answer 38

The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans in the United States from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States, to areas to the west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory.

Question 39

John C. Calhoun

Answer 39

ice President, U.S. Senate member, strong pro-slavery advocate, contributed to the outbreak of the civil war

Question 40

Nullification Crisis

Answer 40

A confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over the attempt to declare null and void within the federal taxes.

Question 41

William Lloyd Garrison

Answer 41

Founder of American Anti Slavery Society and was an abolitionist.

Question 42

American Anti-Slavery Society

Answer 42

A society founded by William Lloyd Garrison that was established in the North and worked to abolish slavery in the South.

Question 43

Horace Mann

Answer 43

Horace Mann was a politician and an education reformer who promoted universal public education and teacher training.

Question 44

New York Female Reform Society

Answer 44

The New York Female Reform Society was established in 1834 to prevent prostitution.

Question 45

Nat Turner

Answer 45

Nat Turner was an enslaved African American who led a slave rebellion who killed almost 60 white people in an attempt to stop slavery. This led to the fear of slave uprisings in the South.

Question 46

Alamo

Answer 46

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Question 47

Texan Independence

Answer 47

Texas declares independence from Mexico

Question 48

Immigration(1840-1849)

Answer 48

During the 40s, immigration was a main focus of the colonists because they wanted to move West to gain land.

Question 49

Seneca Falls Convention

Answer 49

The first women’s rights convention

Question 50

Samuel Morse

Answer 50

Samuel Morse developed the Morse Code/telegraph and sent the first telegraph.

Question 51

Telegraph

Answer 51

The telegraph was a device that was used to transmit and receive messages over long distances using morse code.

Question 52

Manifest Destiny

Answer 52

The belief that the expansion of the U.S westward was both justified and inevitable by God.

Question 53

Dorothea Dix

Answer 53

Dorothea Dix was an American Advocate on behalf of the mentally ill and created the first generation of mental asylums.

Question 54

Oregon Treaty

Answer 54

This agreement set the boundary between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel and settled the dispute over who would have possession over land in Oregon.

Question 55

Gold Rush

Answer 55

Gold was found in California and word spread fast, which led to lots of mining in California.

Question 56

Mexican American War

Answer 56

War was declared against Mexico for the land of Texas, because of the U.S belief of manifest destiny.

Question 57

Declaration of Sentiments

Answer 57

The Declaration of Sentiments was a manifesto that described the grievances of Women and was a step towards more rights for Women in the Consitution.

Question 58

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 58

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War in favor of the United States. Land that is present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming was given to the U.S. All claims were settled after the U.S paid 15 million to Mexico.

Question 59

Transcendentalism

Answer 59

A philosophical movement that said people are best when they are “self-reliant” and independent, and society and its institutions have corrupted the people.

Question 60

Frederick Douglass

Answer 60

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became an abolitionist and an anti-slavery lecturer.