Party Politics
Foreign Policy
Thomas Jefferson
The War of 1812
Politicians & Leaders
100
The piece of legislation that created the federal court system consisting of 13 district courts, 3 circuit courts, and 1 supreme court.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
100
A scandal which involved three American diplomats who were asked for a bribe in order to see the French Foreign Minister, Talleyrand.
What is the XYZ Affair?
100
All the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
What is the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?
100
A group in Congress who urged for a war with Britain. They believed that America would quickly and easily overcome Britain by attacking Canada.
Who are the War Hawks?
100
George Washington
Who is the only President to be unanimously elected?
200
The name for the group of 4 departments created to aid the President in his duties under Washington.
What is the Cabinet?
200
Jay's Treaty
What is the name of the treaty which negotiated for the British forts still in America in exchange for British fur trade rights?
200
An expedition funded by Jefferson to survey the Louisiana territory for future settlement.Were to observe natives, food sources, and the environments.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
200
British impressment of Americans, British support of Native American's armed resistance to US, and British and French refusal to accept neutrality of US caused this war.
What is the War of 1812?
200
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who is the French emperor responsible for the sale of the Louisiana territory to the US?
300
The event occurred in 1794 as a result of an excise tax on the production of alcohol.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
Alien and Sedition Acts
What is legislation that changed residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, allowed the President to jail or deport any alien considered “undesirable”, and set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of the government.
300
It established the principle of judicial review, which grants the Supreme Court the right to overturn Congressional decisions which are unconstitutional.
What is the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison?
300
A Native American leader who helped fight against the US in the war of 1812.
Who was Tecumseh?
300
Andrew Jackson
Who is a very successful military leader that is known for the Battle of New Orleans and his success fighting Native American groups?
400
The four original departments of the Cabinet?
What are the Department of the Treasury, Department of State, Department of War, and the Attorney General?
400
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
What is the name of the Native American conflict which occurred in 1794 with Chief Little Turtle and resulted in the Treaty of Greenville?
400
Embargo Act of 1807
What is legislation which prevented America from trading with any foreign country?
400
Effects of the War of 1812.
What is the addition of Indiana (1816), Mississippi (1817), Illinois (1818), and Alabama (1819)?
400
John Marshall
Who is the Supreme Court Justice in 1801, wrote over 500 decisions in 35 year career and participated in over 1000 cases, which is more than any other Supreme Court Justice in history?
500
The three key steps in Hamilton's economic plan to ease debt after the Revolution.
What are to sell new bonds to bondholders to cover the original bond and interest,to create taxes and tariffs on imports as a means of income, to have the Federal government assumes the states’ debt, and to create the Bank of the United States which would be funded by government and wealthy, private investors.
500
Documents written by Jefferson and Madison (respectively) which disagreed with the Alien and Sedition Acts and argued that states had the right to nullify any federal law which was unconstitutional.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves?
500
Barbary War
What was a conflict between the Barbary states (Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco) and the United States due to the seizing of American ships by the Barbary states?
500
December 1814 - Federalist delegates from New England consider secession from Union but decide to request amendments which grant them more power. End up looking like traitors because of Battle of New Orleans and Treaty of Ghent.
What is the Hartford Convention?
500
John Jay
Who was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
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