TEST WEDNESDAYYY Flashcards
12th amendment:
Passed to make sure there would never be another presidential tie, One vote is cast for a president, And the vice president
Custom Duties:
Taxes on imported goods of Tariffs
Direct Campaigning:
Going around the country to get votes for the election, because it was frowned upon back then
Electoral College:
Electors meet in what is known as the Electoral College There they cast the ballots that actually elect the president and vice president
Secede:
To withdraw from a union, a small group of federalists lead by Aaron burr were trying to withdraw from a union because they new they would no longer have power in the government
Sacagawea:
She was a shoshone chief Lewis and Clarks guide when exploring the new western territory
Haiti:
Napoleon sent troops to regain control of Saint Domingue, and was not successful, and took its original name, Haiti.
Marbury v Madison:
John Marshall established the three principles of judicial review
Zebulon Pike:
A Lieutenant who led two expeditions west between 1805 and 1807. He mapped out the Rio grande river.
In Colorado, he found a snowcapped mountain he called Grand Peak, known today as Pikes Peak
Who did the federalist support in the election of 1800?
John Adams
After 18 months the Lewis and Clark expedition reached where?
The Pacific Ocean
Who plotted to secede from the union?
A group of Federalists in Massachusetts
Who did France get the Louisiana territory from before selling it?
Spain
Who won the duel between burr and Hamilton?
Burr, and then he fled
Why did Hamilton and Burr duel?
Because Hamilton voted for thomas jefferson over him, causing Burr to lose the election, and hamilton called Burr out for only wanting power
