Thomas Jefferson
War of 1812
Courts
Territories and States
Wild Card
100
This law was created in order to silence Jeffersonian opposition to the Federalists?
What is Sedition Acts
100
This fort was pummeled by a British naval bombardment and gave Francis Scott Key the inspiration for the "Star Spangled Banner."
What is Fort McHenry?
100
This Supreme Court case suggested that only the Supreme Court could determine the constitutionality of laws.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)
100
These two explorers were sent west to explore the new purchase Louisiana Territory.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
100
This practice by both Britain and France were a major part of the grievances by the United States that continue to affect American merchants throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
What is impressment?
200
Thomas Jefferson held this view about the way the United States Constitution should be interpreted.
What is literally?
200
This man led a mixed group of sailors, regulars, pirates, and Frenchmen in routing the British at New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
In which case did Marshall assert that the constitution had the right to invoke implied powers from "loose construction" that was meant to last for many ages.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
200
This man attempted to convince New York to secede from the United States and would be tried, but acquitted of treason.
Who is Aaron Burr?
200

The United States received Florida from Spain, but gave up claims in Texas.

What was the Adams-Onis Treaty

300
Thomas Jefferson had a dilemma about this transaction because he believed it to be unconstitutional.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
300

This group of radical Democratic Republicans were pushing for war with Great Britain.

War Hawks

300
New York attempted to grant a monopoly of waterbourne commerce, it was struck down by Marshall with the reasoning that only Congress had the right to control interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?
300
This agreement created a formal plan for admitting states to the United States as free states and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
300
Due to the economic strife in American ports, this act allowed trade with any country except Britain or France.
What is Non Intercourse Act?
400
Thomas Jefferson sent Monroe to join Livingston to acquire this city and as much land around it from France.
What is New Orleans?
400
This city was the key to cutting off all British support west of it, but oddly, the Americans didn't attack it.
What is Montreal?
400
Georgia fraudulently granted 35 million acres in the Yazoo River country to privateers. After the deal was repealed, Marshall ruled that is was a contract and states couldn't impair it.
What is Fletcher v. Peck (1810)?
400
During the Panic of 1819, people in the West generally placed the blame for their hardships on this institution.
What is the Bank of the United States?
400
This treaty ended the War of 1812 with nothing being accomplished for either the United States or Great Britain except for the ending of hostilities.
What is Treaty of Ghent?
500

This Act in 1807, prevented trade with any foreign nation.

Embargo Act of 1807

500

Why did Great Britain want to quickly put an end to the War of 1812, after almost three years of fighting?

They had been fighting in a war against France for 20 years. 

500

This court decision stated that the land grants given to people or organizations act as a legal contract and give that owner rights and privileges to that land, thus denying states the right to alter or impair contracts unilaterally.

What is Dartmouth College v. Woodward

500
At $1.25 an acre for 80 acres, this piece of legislation was created to entice settlers to move out west.
What is the Land Act of 1820?
500
This meeting of Federalists to present grievances to the government is considered the death nail in their political coffin.
What is Hartford Convention?
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