Constitutional Convention
The convention that met in secret to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and create a new government was called?
The Constitutional Convention
The first major battle of the Texas Revolution where all 187 Texans died defending the Fort.
The Alamo
What US president was the first president ever to declare war?
James Madison
Who did Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?
France (Napoleon Bonaparte)
The Monroe Doctrine
Federalists supported the Constitution as is, but the Anti-Federalists would not sign it, unless it had a....?
Bill of Rights
Southern states wanted slaves to count toward population, the North did not want slaves to count. This led to the creation of...
The 3/5th Compromise
The two US states in the continental United States who were thier own countries at one point were..?
Texas and California
US General William Hull held control of Fort Detroit until he was surrounded. He would surrender the fort without firing a single shot. He was labeled a _______________________ by his men.
Coward
Who did Thomas Jefferson run against in the election of 1800 and who was his running mate?
Ran against John Adams, and his running mate was Aaron Burr
The Missouri Compromise said Missouri could join as a slave state, but only if Maine joins in as a free state. It also created what line that said anything above it is free and anything below it is a slave state?
36 Degrees parallel or lattitude
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was the first act of any US president. The Judiciary Act created the..?
Supreme Court
House of Representatives and Senate
The Treaty that ended the Mexican American War and gave the United States land was called..?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Fort McHenry in Baltimore Maryland withstood 25 hours of constant bombardment. At the end of the bombardment the US flag was still standing. This inspired what song?
The Star Spangled Banner
Who did Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
The first and only president to lose an election despite winning the popular vote, and winning the most electoral votes was who? In what year?
Andrew Jackson : 1824
The first two political parties were the..?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Federalism
The commander of the Texan army who won their independence at San Jacinto River was..?
Sam Houston
The Treaty that ended the war of 1812 was called the..?
The Treaty of Ghent
What did Thomas Jefferson outlaw in 1807?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
This act ordered the removal of all Indians in the Georgia territory?
The Indian Removal Act
Angry mobs of farmers and distillers protested the tax on Whiskey and attacked tax collectors. The US used federal force to stop the conflict. It proved that the Constitution worked. This event was called..?
The Whiskey Rebellion
Amendment Process
The president who was in favor of Texas Annexation, was a big advocate for Manifest Destiny and helped start the Mexican American War was president..?
James K Polk.
As a result of the war of 1812, this political party ended.
Federalist party
What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To find a Northwest passage. (Water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean) or survey the territory works too.
Why was the Supreme Court case of Worcester VS the State of Georgia significant?
John Marshall actually voted in favor of Native Americans. Andrew Jackson ignored the supreme courts decision.
An act passed under John Adams. Changed citizenship from 5 years to 14 and the president could deport or imprison any alien considered undesirable. (An attack on Anti-Federalist)
The Alien and Sedition Act