Miscellaneous
Quiz Questions
Embargo Act, Indian Stirrings
100
Thomas Jefferson
Who ran for reelection in 1804?
100
Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa; The Indians had been treated unfairly by earlier treaties and wanted to stop the whites' westward expansion
Who were the leaders of the Indians' confederation in the West? Why did the Indians unite their forces?
100
Non-Intercourse Act
What act lifted the embargo and allowed trade with foreign nations except France and Britain?
200
Aaron Burr
Who got dropped in the reelection in 1804?
200
It stopped American trade with foreign nations. It devastated the businesses of American traders, merchants, farmers, and others who depended on trade
Double!

What was the Embargo act of 1807? Explain how it affected Americans.

200
Tecumseh

Who joined the British in Canada and died in 1812 in the Battle of Thomas River

300
More than 10,000
How many American sailors did the British seize?
300
Threatened to stifle American trade and force the US into the war. American ships continued to sail because although the risks were very high the potential profits were higher?
How did the conflict between Britain and France affect American trade? Why did the American ships continue to sail under these conditions?
300
Republicans and Federalists
Double!

Who attacked the embargo, and made Jefferson sign a new act?

400
James Madison
Whose administration offered to reopen trade with Britain and France if those countries would stop attacking American ships?
400
They wanted to remove an alleged deserter from the American ships, but the American captain would not cooperate
Explain why the British fired on the USS Chesapeake?
400
English and Canadians 
Indian attacks occurred in the western Indian territory, so the settlers blamed who for the raids?
500
Chesapeake Affair
Jefferson thought this action would make Britain and France beg for American goods?
500
By destroying the other's economy through blockades
When the war between England and France reached a stalemate, how did each country plan to defeat the other?
500
Tenskwatawa 
Who was the man known as the Prophet, whose reputation was ruined by William Henry Harrison?
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