What is the land acquisition that doubled the size of the United States?
100
electoral college
What is the group made up of people chosen by each state to vote for the president and vice president?
100
to gain freedom at sea
What was the main reason that the United States went to war with Britain a second time?
100
Benjamin Banneker
Who was on the surveying team for the capital under Pierre L'Enfant who saved the plans for Washington D.C.?
100
George Washington
Who is the first president of the United States who was convinced to take the job by Alexander Hamilton.
200
New Orleans
What is the city that James Monroe was supposed to try to buy from France? Instead he ended up purchasing the Louisiana Purchase.
200
frontier
What is the edge of settlement for early settlers moving westward?
200
sea
The War of 1812 is known for dramatic battles in what location?
200
Abigail Adams
Who was the first "first-lady" to live in the White House?
200
cabinet
Who are the heads of The Department of State and Treasury as well as the heads of other departments who advised the president?
300
3 cents an acre
What is the cost per acre of the land acquired during the Louisiana Purchase?
300
War Hawks
Who are members of Congress who pressed for war against Britain?
300
Old Ironsides
What is the nickname given to the USS Constitution ship because the cannonballs seemed to bounce off of her sides?
300
Alexander Hamilton
Who is the federalist leader who believed in a strong national government and clashed with Thomas Jefferson in cabinet meetings.
300
inauguration
What is the ceremony in which the president swears loyalty to the Constitution and takes office.
400
Napolean
Who was the French leader who sold the Louisiana Purchase in order to finance a war with Britain?
400
Wilderness Road
What is the trail taken by Daniel Boone, an early pioneer?
400
Lake Erie
What is the Great Lake where Oliver Hazard Perry fought a famous naval battle and sent the message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
400
Tecumseh
Who is the Shawnee leader who united Native Americans to resist pioneer settlement?
400
executive branch
What is the branch of government that George Washington headed up?
500
Sacagawea
Who was the interpreter and guide, who was married to a Shoshone fur trapper, who helped Lewis and Clark establish positive relationships with Native Americans?
500
political party
What is a group of people who share the same view of what government should be like?
500
Battle of New Orleans
What is the name of the last battle associated with the War of 1812 that actually occurred after the peace treaty was signed?
500
Francis Scott Key
Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner?"
500
John Adams
Who was chosen as the first Vice President of the United States under George Washington?