Washington
Served as President Washington's Secretary of Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This states that a candidate must receive the majority of the electoral votes to be elected as president.
What is the 12th Amendment.
The part of the legislative branch responsible for voting and declaring the President of the United States when a majority of electoral votes is not made.
What is the House of Representatives.
What is the "Father of the Constitution."
The American continents were off limits for any future colonization efforts by foreign powers.
What is the Monroe Doctrine.
The father of the 6th president of the United States.
Who was John Adams.
The first and only battle led by a sitting President of the United States.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion.
The act prohibited American merchants from trading with all foreign nations.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807.
This replaced the Embargo Act in 1809.
The territory acquired by the United States which was part of the Adams-Onis Treaty.
What is Florida.
He rose to fame after his victory during the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson.
The amount of years the charter of the National Bank was established with President Washington's support.
What is twenty years.
Increased the residency requirement for someone to become a US citizen from 5 to 14 years.
What is the Naturalization Act.
Both candidates from the Democratic-Republican Party received the same amount of electoral votes in the election of 1800.
Who is Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
Members of Congress who advocated war with Britain in the aftermath of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Who are the "War Hawks."
The countries who signed a treaty in 1819 settling all the border disputes between them.
What are the United States and Spain.
The four candidates in the election of 1824.
Who are John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, Henry Clay, and Andrew Jackson.
This act set up the federal court system into 3 levels.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789
Prohibited anyone from writing or publishing any criticisms of the federal government.
What is the Sedition Act.
The first case establishing the power of judicial review within the Federal Supreme Court.
What is Marbury v. Madison.
The battle which occurred AFTER the peace treaty of Ghent was signed signaling the end of the War of 1812.
What is the Battle of New Orleans.
Improved the infrastructure in the US and reduced the issues of sectionalism.
What is the "American System."
The Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1824.
Who was Henry Clay.
The men responsible for the treaties which ended conflicts with Britain and Spain.
Who are John Jay and Thomas Pickney
The political parties established during President Washington's terms.
What are the Democratic-Republican and Federalist Parties.
The territory acquired when the United States requested to purchase the port city of New Orleans.
What is the Louisiana Territory.
The Native American who advocated resistance against the encroachment of American settlers on their ancestral lands.
Who is Tecumseh.
The case which set the precedent that Congress, not the states, has the authority to regulate commerce between states.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden.
Stated by the 2nd president of the United States in reference to the "Corrupt Bargain."
What is "Facts are stubborn things."