Revolutionary Time
Where was the "Shot Heard Round the World" fired?
Concord (Lexington)
Where is the Constitutional Convention held?
Philly
John Adams - VP
Tom Jefferson - Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton - Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox - Secretary of Defense
Edmond Randolph - US Attorney General
Who is president during the War of 1812? Who are we fighting?
James Madison - England
What was president during the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe
What was Thomas Paine's revolutionary pamphlet called?
Common Sense
What did the Land Ordinances of 1785 do? DAILY DOUBLE
Sold plots of land in checkerboard fashion with land set aside for public education
Who did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?
France (Foreign Minister Talleyrand)
What city was famously burned to the ground during the war
Washington DC
What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
There will be no more colonization in the Americas
Who is King in England during this time? Lord?
King George III - Lord North
What year was the Constitutional Convention held?
1787
Who is the founder of the American financial system?
Alexander Hamilton
Whose side were the Indians on?
British
What were some of the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri is a slave state, to keep a balance in Congress, Maine is sliced off of Massachusetts, no more slavery above the 36-30 line
What caused the Boston Tea Party and who dumped the tea? Who was their leader?
Tea Act (British East India Company is almost bankrupt and was dumping stock in Boston) - Sons of Liberty - Led by famous alcoholic beverage Sam Adams
Name any reason why the Articles of Confederation were weak.
Who did Jefferson send to explore Louisiana?
Lewis and Clark
What was the result of the war?
Tie
Name something that Jackson did that was important or left an impact on his legacy.
Killed the Bank of the United States, Indian Removal Act, Nullification Crisis
Where are peace negotiations completed? What river did Washington famously cross on his surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton?
Paris - Delaware River
What was the final straw for the Articles of Confederation in the form of a rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion
What was the affair with the French under Adams's presidency?
XYZ Affair
What future president annihilates the British at New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Who did Jackson appeal to? Who did he campaign to? Who was the incumbent president he beat in 1828?
The "Common Man" - John Quincy Adams