Presidents
Which President purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Tomas Jefferson
How many votes did states receive in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
One
Center for slave trade in the South (City)
Memphis
Term used to balance the government so one branch didn't become too powerful
Checks and Balances
Who fought in the War of 1812?
United States and Great Britain
Who wrote the Constitution?
James Madison
Which amendment allows for the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
Enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved African Americans
Nat Turner
What branch of government makes/writes the laws?
Legislative Government
Forcing Americans to work on British ships
impressment
What did George Washington warn the US about in his farewell address?
Long lasting foreign alliances
The Alien and Sedition Acts went against which nation primarily?
France
What ratio came out of the Compromise set on the issue involving state representation in Congress?
3/5
The Great Compromise created a two- house legislature. What event did this take place at?
Constitutional Convention
Peace Treaty signed after the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
John Adams sent delegates to negotiate with France. What was this negotiation called?
X.Y.Z Affair
This amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, and the right to an impartial jury.
6th Amendment
Two types of slavery resistance
passive and overt
Supreme Court case setting a precedent that courts had the power to declare laws unconsititutional
Marbury vs Madison
During the war with the Barbary Pirates, Thomas Jefferson realized he needed to have what?
a strong, well equipped army
John Adams
Under the Northwest Ordinance, what was banned in the North?
Slavery
phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production
King Cotton
Name the two houses of congress under the bicameral legislative branch
House of Representatives and The Senate
Upon declaring war, the US tried to invade ___________ which was still owned by England.
Canada