Thomas Jefferson
The 1800 election between Jefferson and Adams set the precedent for what political tradition?
Peaceful transition of power
This treaty signed in Belgium ended the war of 1812 in 1814
Treaty of Ghent
What was Washington's primary goal during his first presidency?
Getting the US out of debt
This 1823 Doctrine told Europe in no uncertain terms that the Western Hemisphere was off limits.
Monroe Doctrine
John Ross
What was Thomas Jefferson's complicated relationship with Sally Hemming's?
She was his sister-in-law, slave, and mother of his children
The Battle of New Orleans was led by this future president of the United States and a group of men from the frontier and state militias.
Battle of New Orleans
Immigrant support for democratic republicans, fear of the spread of French revolutionary ideals, disliked criticism of the government--especially in the press
Thomas Cole, a renowned painter of landscapes, opened this school after being inspired by the beauty of the Catskill mountains.
Hudson River School
Paternalism
Thomas Jefferson supported this very unpopular act which restricted foreign trade in hopes it would stop harassment of ships and impressment of American sailors during the Napoleonic Wars. Instead, it tanked the U.S. economy.
1807 Embargo Act
What was the name of the group of politicians eager to start war with Britain in the name of honor and expansion?
Warhawks
What popular item did Washington and Hamilton tax in order to generate revenue to pay national debts? People--especially in Pennsylvania were not happy about it.
Whiskey
The first "American" novelist, he wrote the "Last of the Mohicans."
James Fenimore Cooper
Part of the "Five Civilized Tribes," many members of this Native nation evaded removal by escaping into the everglades. It would take the US government until around the 1950s to establish their reservation.
Seminole
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died within hours of each other. What was significant about the day they passed?
Fourth of July and/or 50th Anniversary of U.S. founding
What was the name of the 1813 battle where Tecumseh died?
Battle of Thames
Name the two conflicts with the French that occurred during Adams presidency.
Quasi War or XYZ Affair
Missouri Compromise
This 1831 case in the Marshall Trilogy was thrown out as Marshall stated he could not here the case on its merits, as the Cherokee were not a foreign nation, but rather a "domestic, dependent, nation."
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which doubled the land of the U.S. What area within Louisiana territory did Jefferson originally set out to purchase?
Ports in New Orleans to gain access to Mississippi River
What battle did Frances Scott Key witness that prompted him to write the "Star Spangled Banner?"
Battle of Fort McHenry
What was the name of the young enslaved woman that escaped from the Washington household? She went on to live the rest of her days free in New Hampshire, but Washington never stopped hunting her.
Ona Judge
Named after the factory where they labored, this group of girls often lived and worked together until marriage.
Lowell Girls
What was the name of the Cherokee man that developed the Cherokee syllabary which helped non-English speaking Cherokee achieve literacy to stay informed of events during the removal process?
Sequoyah