Presidents
Added the words, "So help me, God," in his presidential oath that set a model for every other president.
Who is Washington
Two laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.
What were the Alien & Sedition Acts
The most significant Chief Justice on SCOTUS, he served from 1803 to 1836.
Who is John Marshall
They traveled for 1,000 miles up Missouri. Then in 1805, they began their epic 1,300-mile journey into an unknown country.
Who is Lewis & Clark
Belief that the U.S. should own all territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is Manifest Destiny
Only president in office to face enemy fire and he was forced to retreat.
Who is Madison
An act of Congress that prohibited U.S. ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade
What was the Embargo of 1807
Native American leader of the Shawnees in Ohio, he organized an Indian Confederacy to fight white Americans in a united front.
Who is Tecumseh
On Christmas Eve, 1814 this treaty was signed retaining the prewar borders of the United States.
What is the Treaty of Ghent
Concept of political organizations forming that look out for themselves rather than the public interest.
What is the First Party System
Tabloids were all over his alleged affairs with a slave of his, Sally Hemmings.
Who is Jefferson
The British policy of forcing seaman into the British Navy based on often false claims they were deserters
What is Impressment
The leader of Tennessee militia; hero of Indian Wars and Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson
A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.
What is the XYZ Affair
The peaceful transfer of federal power from the hands of the Federalist Party into the hands of the Democratic-Republican Party.
What is the Revolution of 1800
Firmly stated that the American continents were not to be subjected to colonization by European countries.
Who was Monroe
Philosophy that the SCOTUS had the last word on the constitutionality of all legislative acts.
What is Judicial Review
Chief of the Miami Indians, his forces crushed the American army sent out to Ohio Territory in 1790 by President Washington to subdue them.
Who is Little Turtle
A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
Hamilton's plan for taking over the war debts of the states.
What is Assumption
He was the only non-Virginian of the first five presidents.
Who is Adams
Agreement between the United States and Spain that reopened the Mississippi River via the Spanish-held port of New Orleans.
Pinckney's Treaty
A skilled diplomat who negotiated Monroe Doctrine.
Who is John Quincy Adams
"Not entering into permanent alliances with foreign nations, especially with Europe, and an avoidance of political parties and factions."
What is Washington's Farewell Address
Assume the nations debt, create a national bank, and introduce excess and tariff taxes
What was Hamilton's Financial Program