The term “midnight judges” refers to federalist judges appointed by ________ at the last moments of his administration.
Who is President John Adams?
100
The capture and forced military service of American seamen by the British is known as this.
What is impressment?
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100
This group of people believed that there should be a strong central government controlled by the wealthy and well educated.
What are the Federalists?
100
In this case, Justice John Marshall held that the federal Bank of the United States was constitutional, and no state had a right to tax it.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
100
the Missouri Compromise provided that slavery would not be permitted anywhere in the _______ ______ territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except in Missouri itself.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
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200
He is known as “the father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
200
Americans were angered by the ______ with France because they likened it to a bribe rather than respectable diplomacy.
What is the XYZ Affair?
+2
200
The primary beneficiaries of this system were landowners who paid the transatlantic passage for indentured servants.
What is the “headright” system?
+2
200
The Supreme Court ruled that navigation is part of interstate commerce in this case.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
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200
These laws intended to silence critics of the Federalist government, target immigrant voters, and grant the president the right to deport foreigners.
What are the Alien and Sedition laws?
300
He founded the Mormon religion (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
Who is Joseph Smith?
300
The primary cause of ______ Rebellion was that the poverty and discontent of many single young men unable to acquire land.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
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300
The most decisive factor that helped Thomas Jefferson win the 1800 presidential election was this.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
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300
This case established the principle that the Supreme Court has the right to determine the constitutionality of legislation.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
300
The Acts of ______ (1649) granted Marylanders freedom of Christian worship.
What is Toleration?
400
He revealed Aaron Burr’s plan to entice New England and New York to secede.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
______ Rebellion is best described as a protest by debt-ridden farmers who were losing their land to foreclosures.
What is Shay’s Rebellion?
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400
The transatlantic journey that brought slaves to the Americas is known as this.
What is the middle passage?
400
The ____ ______ interpretation of the Constitution refers to the notion that in carrying out its duties, the central government can take any measure not specifically prohibited by the Constitution.
What is “loose construction” ?
400
Leaders chose a site along this river for the nation’s capitol city (ultimately, Washington, D. C.) in 1790 because it would ensure that Virginia would vote in favor of Hamilton’s plan for federal assumption of state war debts.
What is the Potomac River?
500
He and James Madison's opposition to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in the formation of permanent political parties.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
These German soldiers hired by King George III to fight for the British had little loyalty to the British cause and ended up deserting.
What are Hessians?
+2
500
This involved the sale of rum, molasses, and slaves among the ports of New England, Africa, and the West Indies.
What is the “triangular trade”?
500
The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of the United States was based on this clause of the Constitution.
What is the “necessary and proper,” or “elastic,” clause?
500
In this Act (1733), Parliament hoped to cut off American trade with the French West Indies.