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U.S. History
U.S. History
U.S. History
U.S. History
U.S. History
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Who won the Election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
100
Who was the commander for the Confederacy throughout the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
100
Where was Lincoln shot?
Ford's Theatre
100
How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
9
100
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
200
What were the 3 questions Chief Justice Marshall asked in the ruling of Marbury v. Madison?
1. Did Madison have a right to sue? 2. Did Madison have a right to his commission? 3. Did the Supreme Court have the power to issue the commission?
200
Who was the General for the Union at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
200
Who are Supreme Court justices chosen by?
Chosen by the President, approved by the Senate
200
What was the first battle of the War of 1812?
Battle of Tippecanoe
300
Name 3 ways the U.S. was unprepared for the War of 1812
Answers will vary.
300
At what location did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox, Virginia (at the courthouse)
300
What did the Mississippi River flow into
Gulf of Mexico
300
How did the North finance the Civil War?
They decided to raise taxes.
300
Who wrote "Defense of M'Henry" (Star Spangled Banner)?
Francis Scott Key
400
Who was the general in charge for America during the Battle of Lake Erie?
Gen. Oliver Perry
400
When did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation go into effect?
January 1, 1863
400
William T. Sherman believed in this concept of war.
Total War
400
Who was the senator who proposed the concept of "40 acres and a mule"?
Thaddeus Stevens
400
This abolitionist raided an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia and later hanged for his crimes.
John Brown
500
Name at least 5 promises Jefferson made during his inaugural address.
Answers will vary.
500
Who was the president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
500
What is sharecropping?
Sharecropping is where you use the land of someone else, farm crops they want to farm, and "pay your rent" in crops
500
Who set fire to the White House in the War of 1812?
The British
500
What is a writ of mandamus?
an order from a higher court