Politics
History
War of 1812
Characters in History
Everything & Anything
100
This early faction of Founders resisted the idea of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Who were the Federalists?
100
Lewis and Clark were two American Surveyors, who were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory by this President
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
100
This future president was a general and won the Battle of New Orleans
Who is Andrew Jackson?
100
The U.S. president during the War of 1812.
Who was James Madison?
100
Portugal and this other European country colonized almost all of Latin America between 1500 and 1800.
What is Spain?
200
This faction of Founders supported the idea of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
200
The Louisiana Purchase was a huge transaction that doubled the size of the Continental United States, purchased from which European power?
What was France?
200
This was a cause of the War of 1812, where the British seized sailors off ships and made them join the British navy.
What is Impressment?
200
This US President signed the Alien & Sedition Acts into law.
Who was John Adams?
200
Originally, the United States wanted to buy the port of New Orleans from France, because it would give them shipping access to this very large waterway
What is the Mississippi River?
300
This Doctrine said European powers should stay out of the Americas, leaving the bulk of power over the Western Hemisphere to the United States.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
300
The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) established this.
What is Judicial Review?
300
This battle was an American victory in this Louisiana city which occurred at the end of the War of 1812 because word of the treaty had not yet reached the battle site.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
300
Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington, this "singing" founder used the elastic clause to justify the creation of the National Bank
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
300
The body of people selected by the President to advise him, running departments such as Secretary of State, Treasury and Education
What is the Cabinet?
400
America's first "Constitution" which gave the states power over the federal government, before being replaced with THE Constitution
What were the Articles of Confederation?
400
This letter shows the Louisianan Purchase.
What is B?
400
First Lady Dolly Madison saved this portrait of which former President of the United States during the "Burning of the White House"
Who was George Washington?
400
Native American woman who helped the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Who is Sacagawea?
400
Not an original part of the 13 states, this peninsular state was acquired by Spain, though it would not become a state until 1845
What is Florida?
500
Presidential Domestic Policy created under John Adams, which restricted the rights of immigrants and restricted free speech rights
What were the Alien & Sedition Acts?
500
In his Farewell Address, given in 1796, President George Washington warned Americans of these, which would later play a huge roll in selecting the President (as evidenced on Tuesday of this week)
What are Political Parties?
500
During the Battle of Fort McHenry, this man wrote his reflections and created what would become the "Star Spangled Banner"
Who was Francis Scott Key?
500
This man's image was rumored to be first seen during the War of 1812; later he would serve as a symbol of American propaganda
Who is Uncle Sam?
500
This Revolution on the island of Saint Domingue made the land of the Louisiana Purchase less valuable to Napoleonic France.
What was the Haitian Revolution?