The first President of the USA
Who is George Washington?
The year typically associated with Mr. Madison's War.
What is 1812? (War of 1812)
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
This Lemhi Shoshone woman helped as a guide and an interpreter on the Corps of Discovery Expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
A good example of infrastructure, this 364 mi. long engineering marvel connected NYC with the great lakes.
What is the Erie Canal?
What is the Cabinet?
the year of the hotly anticipated presidential election ultimately won by Thomas Jefferson
What is 1800?
The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who negotiated an unpopular treaty to get the British out of the country.
Who is John Jay?
The lawyer who was inspired to write a poem based on the defense of Fort McHenry as he witnessed it.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
This word for a business owned in shares comes from the Latin word for "body."
What is corporation?
The second President of the USA
Who is John Adams?
The year in which Fort McHenry was defended, inspiring The Star-Spangled Banner.
What is 1814?
This two-part act allowed the President to deport "dangerous" foreigners and severely limited freedom of speech.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This "moody genius" designed the layout for Washington D.C. before he was dismissed from the project.
Who is Pierre (Peter) L'Enfant?
Jefferson referenced this animal's body part to describe the situation of slavery in America.
What is a wolf's ear?
John Adam's loving First Lady, with whom he had a "goals" relationship.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Today's date
What is January 29th, 2025 A.D.?
This was Jefferson and Madison's radical response to John Adams' 1798 infringement on the Bill of Rights
What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
This founding father was the head of the Federalist Party
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This is the name of the insanely good deal involving the USA buying land from France
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The third President of the USA
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The year the Corps of Discovery Expedition left St. Louis.
What is 1804?
This Chief Justice ruled in favor of his political opponent and set a precedent for naming laws unconstitutional while hearing the landmark case Marbury v. Madison.
Who is John Marshall?
This American Hero defended New Orleans from the British with his ragtag group of militiamen.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This is the 12th free state, cut out of northern Massachusetts.
What is Maine?
The fourth President of the USA
Who is James Madison?
The day OR year that George Washington delivered his Farewell Address.
What is September 17th, 1796?
This group of northern states met during the War of 1812 to discuss leaving the Union.
What is the Hartford Convention?
These are the FIRST and LAST names of the two men put in charge of the Corps of Discovery Expedition.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
In the late 1820s and early 1830s this steam-powered machine made its debut in America. (Hint, Mr. Mellender really likes these things) ((no, it's not a penguin.)) (((Why would you even guess that? Penguins are not machines?))) ((((C'mon man.))))
The peace treaty which ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?