The piece of legislation that created the federal court system consisting of 13 district courts, 3 circuit courts, and 1 supreme court.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
100
A scandal which involved three American diplomats who were asked for a bribe in order to see the French Foreign Minister, Talleyrand.
What is the XYZ Affair?
100
All the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
What is the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?
100
A group in Congress who urged for a war with Britain. They believed that America would quickly and easily overcome Britain by attacking Canada.
Who are the War Hawks?
100
George Washington
Wanted to avoid war and hated political parties?
200
The name for the group of 4 departments created to aid the President in his duties under Washington.
What is the Cabinet?
200
Jay's Treaty
What is the name of the treaty which negotiated for the British forts still in America in exchange for British fur trade rights?
200
An expedition funded by Jefferson to survey the Louisiana territory for future settlement.Were to observe natives, food sources, and the environments.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
200
British impressment of Americans, British support of Native American's armed resistance to US, and British and French refusal to accept neutrality of US caused this war.
What is the War of 1812?
200
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who is the French emperor responsible for the sale of the Louisiana territory to the US?
300
The event occurred in 1794 as a result of an excise tax on the production of alcohol.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
Alien and Sedition Acts
What is legislation that changed residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, allowed the President to jail or deport any alien considered “undesirable”, and set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of the government.
300
It established the principle of judicial review, which grants the Supreme Court the right to overturn Congressional decisions which are unconstitutional.
What is the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison?
300
A Native American leader who helped fight against the US in the war of 1812.
Who was Tecumseh?
300
Andrew Jackson
Who is a very successful military leader that is known for the Battle of New Orleans and his success fighting Native American groups?
400
What did Washington thing about political parties and what did he urge the American people to stay during a war?
He didn't want political parties and urged the american people to stay neutral?
400
What year was the Louisiana Purchase acquired, how much and who was it acquired from 15?
1803, from the French (Napolean), for 15 million?
400
Embargo Act of 1807
What is legislation which prevented America from trading with any foreign country?
400
Effects of the War of 1812.
British no longer stayed in the United States and the United State gained more territory?
400
John Marshall
Who is the Supreme Court Justice in 1801, wrote over 500 decisions in 35 year career and participated in over 1000 cases, which is more than any other Supreme Court Justice in history?
500
What were some key differences between federalist and anti-federalists?
Federalist favored a strong central government and Anti-Federalist wanted a strong state rights and a bill of rights.
500
a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
Monroe Doctrine?
500
Name 4 states acquired through the Louisiana Purchase?
Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, parts of Minnesota and Louisiana west of Mississippi Rive
500
What were the causes of the war of 1812?
Impressment of American sailors, British troops in American territory, economic policies.
500
John Jay
Who was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?