Economy
Political Parties
Louisiana Purchase
Riddles
100

Define Patent

Gives an inventor the sole right to make money from an invention

100

Name the two political parties that were created in the late 1700s/early 1800s.

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

100

Which country did the United States buy the land from?

France

100

When was the War of 1812?

1812

200

Define Corporation

A type of business that sells its ownership as stock and has many owners. 

200

George Washington wanted a foreign policy based on what?

Neutrality

200

How many states or parts of states did the Louisiana Purchase create?

15

200

Who is buried in General Grant's Tomb?

General Grant

300

Define capitalism.

Free enterprise or an economic system in which individuals and businesses own property and decide how to use it.

300

Name the political parties for the following presidents-

John Adams- 

Thomas Jefferson-

James Madison-

Adams- Federalist

Jefferson- Democratic-Republican

Madison- Democratic-Republican

300

What was the dividing point of the Louisiana Purchase?

Mississippi River

300

I was the first of my kind, leading a nation, setting the precedent for the rest to follow. Who am I?

George Wsahington

400

What happened when the National Bank closed in 1811?

Inflation grew because state banks put too much money into circulation.

400

What was the major difference between the political parties in the early 1800s. 

Disagreements over states rights and the constitution.
400

How much square miles did the Louisiana Purchase create?

828,000 square miles

400

When colonies decided they want to be free, I was their voice and their decree. What am I?

Declaration of Independence

500

Name two of the three effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

French stopped attacking U.S. ships

Fewer people immigrated to the U.S.

The principle of states' rights gained public support.

500

Name any other political party that was created in our country's history.

Green Party, Whig Party, Libertarians, etc.

500

Name 7 states that were created from the Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana

500

Sometimes I am liked, sometimes I hated. Usually I'm old. What am I?

History

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