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Official name for "Mr. Madison's War"

War of 1812

100

Best known for drafting the Constitution and contributing to the Federalist Papers

James Madison

100

The only President to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College

George Washington

100

This land acquisition was the deal of the century at roughly a nickel per hectare

The Louisiana Purchase

100

Who are the shortest and tallest American presidents in history?

James Madison, Abraham Lincoln

200

Presidential declaration that the Americas were now "off-limits" to European colonization

Monroe Doctrine

200

Term to describe politicians prioritizing their own local and state issues over the national good

Sectionalism

200

Won landslide elections in 1816 and 1820

James Monroe

200

Jefferson's hand-picked leader of the expedition to survey the vast Louisiana Territory

Meriwether Lewis

200

Which general led the US to victory at the Battle of New Orleans (1815)?

Andrew Jackson

300

This law started a trade war by cutting of commerce with all of Europe

The Embargo Act of 1807

300

This person pushed for the federal government to assume state debt to stabilize and link the national economy

Alexander Hamilton

300

This election initiated the first transfer of power from one political party to their opposition

Election of 1800

300

This Secretary of State negotiated the long sought after acquisition of Florida in 1819

John Quincy Adams

300

If there are 10 pennies in a jar and you take one away, how many do you have?

1

400

This battle was fought after the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the war

The Battle of New Orleans (1815)

400

The Direct Tax of 1798 was issued to raise money for the US Navy during which military conflict?

The Quasi-War

400

These two candidates tied in electoral votes in the election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr

400

1820 agreement between north and south regarding the issue of slavery in new territories and states

The Missouri Compromise (1820)

400

What river is Washington, D.C. located on?

The Potomac River

500

Washington set a precedent of avoiding foreign entanglements when he issued this in 1793

The Proclamation of Neutrality

500

This infrastructure project during Monroe's administration could be considered the first "interstate highway"

The National Road (The Cumberland Road)

500

James Monroe received all but one electoral vote in the election of 1820.  Who received the one he didn't?

John Quincy Adams

500

This president started the practice of encouraging federal funding for major national infrastructure projects to promote westward migration

James Madison
500

Which president is the only one to ever serve two non-consecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland