George Washington's Presidency
George Washington's Precedents
New Nation and First Party System
Early Growth of Nation and LA's Territorial Period
War of 1812 and Era of Good Feelings
100
1789---This person is elected president and begins his new cabinet
Who is George Washington?
100
An example for future actions or decisions
What is a precedent?
100
Candidate for the Federalist party and 2nd President of the United States
Who was John Adams?
100
Daniel Boone and his men created the Warrior's Path in the Appalachian Mountains which was later called_____
What is Cumberland Gap?
100
This prohibited U.S. trade with Britain and France.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
200
The one thing that the President warned against.
What are political parties?
200
The first Secretary of the Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
The vice president to John Adams, member of the Democratic-Republicans, and third president of the United States.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by buying this land.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
A military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving an area
What is a blockade?
300
The ritual that takes place when a new president swears oath to the country
What is an inaugural ceremony?
300
Taxing whiskey along with other goods in 1789 led to this.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
The event during John Adam's presidency where 3 French agents demanded a hefty bribe from Americans to negotiate peace with France.
What is the XYZ Affair?
300
This Expedition, helped by Sacagawea, began in St. Louis in 1804 and returned to St. Louis in 1806 helped to find a passage to the Pacific Ocean over the Continental Divide
Who are the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
300
This Native American chief was defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe and one year later defeated again at Fort Detroit where he was killed.
Who is Chief Tecumseh?
400
George Washington was the first president to say this "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States....."
What is an oath of office?
400
This was set up in 1790 by the Residence Act of 1790.
What is Washington DC?
400
Set up in 1798 to restrict the freedom of immigrants and critics of the government
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
400
This expedition set out to chart the Red and Arkansas Rivers but changed focus due to Native American hostility and charted the Ouachita River and Hot Springs instead.
Who is the Dunbar-Hunter expedition?
400
First Lady Dolley Madison saved many historical documents and paintings during this event.
What is the Burning of Washington DC?
500
The Department of State, Department of War, and Department of the Treasury.
What 3 executive departments (cabinets) did Congress and President Washington set up?
500
The First Bank of the United States was established in 1791 by _____________.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
500
Controversy occurred during this due to the same number of electoral votes between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr which led to a Congressional decision to break the tie.
The Election of 1800.
500
Became the 18th state to enter the Union on April 30, 1812 and had a bicameral legislature.
What is Louisiana?
500
The Bombardment of Fort McHenry led Francis Scott Key to write this.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
600
This Executive Branch of government was set up during Washington's presidency and though many seats were changed, it set up a panel of 9 judge seats so there would be no ties.
What is the Supreme Court?
600
This African American man helped to complete the building of Washington DC after Pierre Charles L'Enfant was fired.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
600
The authority of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws or actions by the government are constitutional. This was seen in the case of Marbury v Madison.
What is judicial review?
600
An area between the Sabine River and Arroyo Honda in Louisiana without government involvement.
What is Neutral Ground?
600
This event was fought on January 8, 1815 after the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the War of 1812
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
700
The 22nd Amendment states that a president can only serve_______ terms.
What is two?
700
Washington's Farewell Address warned of the dangers of political parties dividing _____
What is Americans?
700
Pirates who demanded payment from foreign governments in exchange for safe passage in the Mediterranean Sea. Jefferson refused to pay and it led to a war.
Who are the Barbary Pirates?
700
This revolt occurred on January 8, 1811, led by Charles Deslondes and hundreds of enslaved persons. It was the largest enslaved rebellion in U.S. history.
What is the German Coast Uprising?
700
A pirate, along with his brother, smuggled enslaved people and other goods, who aided in the Battle of New Orleans, and later became a privateer in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Who is Jean Lafitte?