Not Throwing Away My Shot
The two men involved in what can be considered the most famous duel in history
Who are Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr?
He was the first president of the newly formed United States of America
Who was George Washington?
Where the 2nd president was from
Where is New England?
The man responsible for instituting the federal banking system
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The first contested election in the US
What is the election of 1800?
The location of the infamous duel
Where is Weehawken, New Jersy?
The number of terms the first president served
What is two?
The wife of the second president
Who was Abigail?
This Adams-appointee can be credited with using his position as chief justice to protect capitalism
Who is John Marshall?
These two men received the same number of votes in the first contested election
Who were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr?
This established the etiquette for duels during this time period
What is the code duello?
The position of the first president regarding America's involvement in the French Revolution
What is neutral/neutrality?
The one issue dominating Adams' presidency
What was peace or war?
What is suspicious?
The third president of the United States
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
In all likelihood this man fired the first shot in the duel
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Two of the three main points from the famous farewell address of the first president
What are: the harmful effects of political parties; keeping clear of foreign entanglements; and religion and morality are integral to political prosperity?
Adams had an un-American dislike of
What is democracy, science, and/or progress?
This political movement was a "declining force round the turn of the century, precisely because it was a party of the elite, without popular roots"
What is Federalism?
Though he hated this practice in theory, Jefferson did nothing in his political or private life to end it
What is slavery?
The outcome of the duel for each of the two men involved
What is Hamilton died, and Burr fled the city in disgrace?
The "whole stress" or most important principle of the General's presidency
What is the absolute necessity to obey the Constitution?
What Adams did on the eve of his departure from the presidency
What is appointed John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Passed in 1798, with Adams' approval, "these four measures limited freedom of the press and speech and restricted the activities of aliens, especially the French and Irish"
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The home of the third president, which was never truly completed during his lifetime due to the constant changes and improvements he wanted made
What is Monticello?