The Election of 1800
The election of 1800 was a race between this Democratic-Republican and this Federalist.
Who were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams?
Jefferson tried to cut costs by reducing the size of these two branches of the Armed Forces.
What are the army and navy?
As repayment for burning down the governors mansion, and the legislative building at the Battle of York, the British burned down these two government buildings in Washington DC.
What are the White House and the Capitol Building?
To seal up ports, and prevent ships from entering or leaving.
What is a blockade?
She was a Native American guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who was Sacajawea?
Thomas Jefferson had the same amount of electoral votes as he did, forcing a tiebreaking vote to be made by Congress.
Who was Aaron Burr?
Jefferson fought against the appointment of these Federalists, signed by President Adams late on the last day of his administration.
Who were the midnight judges?
The greatest American victory of the war, came after it was technically over, at the Battle of this Southern city.
What is New Orleans?
A ban on exporting products to other countries.
What is an embargo?
This governor of the Indiana Territory, and future president, convinced Native American tribes to sign away over 3 million acres of land.
Who was William Henry Harrison?
Jefferson was able to defeat Burr after this man convinced his Federalist congressmen, that Jefferson was the lesser of two evils.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Jefferson appointed this duo to explore the lands gained in the Louisiana Purchase.
Who were Lewis and Clark?
The Treaty of Ghent ended the fighting in the War of 1812, but it did not address this issue, where American sailors were abducted and forced into service in the British Navy.
What is impressment?
Who are the War Hawks?
Samuel Wilson, the owner of a meat packing plant in Troy, NY may have been the inspiration for this iconic American symbol, when he stamped US on his barrels of meat before shipping.
Who is Uncle Sam?
The tie in the House of Representatives took this many rounds of voting over 6 days to finally decide a winner.
What is 36?
This French emperor needed funding to continue his war against the British, prompting the sale of the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Napoleon?
This American general from Tennessee built a reputation fighting against Native Americans and winning numerous battles in the Southern United States.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
An agreement that ends the fighting in a war.
What is an armistice?
An "incident" aboard this US naval ship increased tension between the US and Great Britain when the British opened fire, killing 3 Americans, and wounding 18 more.
What was the Chesapeake?
As a result of the election of 1800, this amendment was passed, which called for electors to separate ballots for president and vice president.
What was the 12th Amendment?
The Marbury v Madison case examined this Supreme Court ability to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This Shawnee chief believed that the only way to defend their land against an ever expanding United States, was to form a Native American confederacy.
Who was Tecumseh?
The greatest Black Friday deal of all time, this impulse buy of President Jefferson, more than doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The exploration of the Louisiana Purchase was a great task, with the expedition there and back taking this long?
What is two years and four months?