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This was the first time the political party switched from one party to another, and there was a peaceful transition of power.
The Election of 1800
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John Marshall
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during many important cases, including Marbury v. Madison
100
What outcome completes this diagram
Increased unity and nationalism
100
The Missouri River
Lewis and Clark used the Missouri River system as their travel route.
100
Who is represented in this political cartoon? What does it represent?
From L to R: King George III of England, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon.
Each country only wanted the U.S to trade with them and block trade from the other.
200
The quote is from which Supreme Court Case?
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is...So if a law be in opposition to the constitution; if both the law and the constitution apply to particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is the very essence of judicial duty."
Marbury v. Madison
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impressment was....
seizing a ship, kidnapping the sailors from that ship, and forcing sailors to serve on another country's (British) navy ships.
200
The excerpt from James Madison's message to Congress was addressing what issue?
“…British cruisers have been in the practice also of violating the rights and the peace of our coasts. They hover over and harass our entering and departing commerce...and have…spilt American blood within the sanctuary of our territorial jurisdiction.”
The foreign interference with U.S. trade ships off the coast of America.
200
Purposes of the Lewis and Clark expedition were...
to map a river route to the Pacific Ocean, and to record discoveries of new plants, animals, and information about the Native Americans they encountered.
200
The Embargo Act of 1807 was the response to.....
Jefferson's response to conflicts with England and France both wanting the U.S to trade with only them and block trade with the other.
300
Marbury v Madison Established this...
The practice of judicial review- the right of the Supreme Court of review federal and state laws for constitutionality.
300
"And the rocket's red glare-
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there." was inspired by this battle and written by this young lawyer...
The Battle of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key
300
“…The conduct of [Britain’s] government presents a series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation..."
"…British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it…"
The excerpts above are from Madison’s message to Congress asking Congress for a declaration of war against Britain. What issue is the excerpt addressing?
Impressment of American sailors
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How did the shaded area become part of the United States of America?
It was purchased by the United States from France for 15 million dollars.
300
This president was the first to EVER declare war on another country.....which war was it?
James Madison & the War of 1812
400
This conflict proved that the new nation showed its willingness to fight to protect its trade and not be bullied.
The conflict with the Barbary States.
400
In 1808 Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, a religious leader called the Prophet, established a village in northern Indiana. They persuaded the Indians there to avoid liquor, to cultivate their land, and to return to traditional Indian ways of life. The village came to be known as Prophet's Town.
Meanwhile Tecumseh was forming a defensive confederacy of Indian tribes, traveling throughout the East and Midwest. "Our fathers," he said to the Indians, "from their tombs, reproach us as slaves and cowards." He won the allegiance of many tribes.
~ From Britannica online
Tecumseh was considered a threat to American expansion and settlement because.....
he was able to unite and strengthen the tribes of the midwest.
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In a desparate attempt to avert war, the United States imposed an embargo on foreign trade. "Jefferson regarded the embargo as an idealistic experiment - a moral alternative to war. He believed that economic coercion would convince Britain and France to respect America's neutral rights."- www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
According to the information above, Jefferson avoided a war with England and France by....
halting all trade with Great Britain and France.
400
Who does completed all of the events listed in the flowchart above?
William Henry Harrison
400
Which cause completes the diagram?
Problems with Indians on the Frontier.
500
Based on the cartoon above, the United States would not allow further colonization of ___________ in the Western Hemisphere
European countries
500
This man led a volunteer militia to victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
Andrew Jackson
500
Two impacts of the Louisiana Purchase were...
The size of the U.S. doubled and a vast amount of new resources were acquired (gained).
500
The territory shaded on the map was ceded to the United States through the...
Convention of 1818
500
A politician who favored an armed conflict with Great Britain during and after the War of 1812 was referred to as....
A War Hawk- ex. John C. Calhoun & Henry Clay