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Alexander Hamilton
General Knowledge
Facts
Thomas Jefferson
100
Who was the 1st President of the U.S?
Who is George Washington
100
What was Hamilton's title under president Washington?
What is Head of Treasury
100
What is the term Republican short for?
What is Democratic- Republican
100
What did Zebulan Pike have named after him?
What is Pike's peak.
100
What political party was Jefferson the leader of?
What is the Republican party
200
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
What is a taxation on whiskey, and an uprising by farmers.
200
What political party was Hamilton the Leader of?
What is the Federalist
200
Why did the House of Representatives have to decide the election of 1800, and who won?
What is there was a tie in the electoral college, and Jefferson.
200
What is Judicial review?
What is the power of the court to decide if a law is constitutional or not
200
What year was Jefferson elected President?
What is 1800
300
What year was the constitution written?
What is 1787
300
What type of government did the Federalist support?
What is a strong nation government.
300
What River did Jefferson want control of through the Louisiana Purchase?
What is Mississippi River
300
What is the continental divide?
What is a mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing towards opposite sides of the mountain.
300
What was one thing that the Federalist were scared of that Jefferson might do when he got into office?
What is put them in jail or join the French Revolution
400
How many delegates attended the constitutional convention?
What is 55 delegates.
400
How did Hamilton die?
What is was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr
400
Who negotiated the L. P. for the U.S.?
Who is Robert Livingston and James Monroe.
400
Who set out on a expedition after Lewis and Clark?
Who is Zebulon Pike
400
What economic policy did Jefferson believe in, and what did this policy entail?
What is the laissez faire, and it was a policy with less regulation on the trading of goods.
500
Name the three main authors of the Federalist Papers.
Who is Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
500
Why was Hamilton pro-British?
What is he felt they were the best country to trade with.
500
what year did Louisiana enter the union as a state?
What is 1812
500
What is Pinckney Treaty?
What is Spain agreed to let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi and store them in New Orleans.
500
Who was Jefferson's Secretary of Treasury? And what was he known for?
Who is Albert Gallatin. What is being a wizard at cutting the debt of the country.