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Always out for war, he nonetheless sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15 million in 1803.
Who is Napoleon?
"A small price to pay for salvation."
What is Avengers: Infinity War
The British were unable to force this Baltimore fort into submission in 1814.
What is Fort McHenry?
True or False: Hamilton was eligible to run for president despite having been born in the Caribbean.
What is true?
What is Massachusetts?
As Secretary of State, he strongly opposed the National Bank and constantly beefed with Hamilton.
Who is Jefferson?
"1.21 Gigawatts!"
What is Back to the Future?
Historians believe that this type of storm sent the British packing from Washington D.C.
What is a tornado?
This man shot and killed Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, in 1804.
Who is Aaron Burr, Sir?
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Before he would go on to orchestrate compromise after compromise, this Kentuckian led the War Hawk charge for war against Britain.
Who is Henry Clay?
"I can't carry it for you. But I can carry you!"
What is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
This treaty ended the conflict and restored pre-war boundaries.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
Hamilton wrote 51 essays as part of this major publication in 1787-88.
What are the Federalist Papers?
On which year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence did both Jefferson and Adams die?
What is the 50th? July 4, 1826.
She saved the portrait of George Washington during Britain's burning of D.C.
Who is Dolley Madison?
"The painting was a gift, Todd."
What is Wedding Crashers?
This man, Madison's Secretary of State, had helped to negotiate the terms of both the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the treaty that would end the War of 1812.
Who is James Monroe?
This Constitutional clause helped provide much of Hamilton's defense to the National Bank.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
True or False: Adams loved life as Washington's VP.
What is false?
Who is Edward Pakenham?
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And just like that -- poof -- he's gone."
What is the Usual Suspects?
Tecumseh, the leader of an Indian Confederacy in the Northwest Territory, was killed at this battle in 1813.
What is the Battle of the Thames?
Hamilton once again undermined Burr's political aspirations when he (Burr) ran for this position in 1804.
What is Governor of New York?
Resolutions in these two states, drafted by Madison and Jefferson, attempted to nullify acts by Adams in 1798 through the 10th Amendment.
What are Virginia and Kentucky?