US History 1
the department heads who advise the president
cabinet
First President of the United States who lived in the White House?
John Adams
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
He was the third President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Explorers of Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
She was a shoshone Indian who help guide Lewis and Clark.
Who was Sacajawea
He invented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
This President's Doctrine stated that the Western Hemisphere was off limits for European recolonization
Who was James Monroe
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury
Who was Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a leader of this "party"
The Federalist Party
A tax on imported goods?
A Tariff
The Federalist strongly supported a
strong centralized government
Who was the leader of the Miami Confederacy
Little Turtle
The British policy of taking sailors off American ship against their will.
What is impressment
This road stretched from Cumberland Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois.
The National Road
One of the most craziest looking men ever to be vice president. He was a leading proponent of the Concept of Nullification and once gave a speech stating that slavery was "Good."
Who was John C. Calhoun.
When President Washington took any action as President, he set a ______________
What is a precedent
Established the nation's first cabinet
George Washington
A tax on products made in the US
Excise Tax
This amendment guarantees the right to protest
1st Amendment
a party that supported the common people and favored a small, limited government
Anti-Federalists
The name given to the group of young congressmen who favored war with Britain
Who were the Warhawks
What was the name of the first steamboat in America?
Clermont
He was the American inventor of the telegraph
Samuel FB Morse
This act, passed in 1789, created the Supreme Court and 13 district courts
What was the Judiciary Act of 1789
Who was the first secretary of the State
Thomas Jefferson
The amendment requiring a warrant for police search
4th
When dealing with the War between England and France, Washington issued a declaration of ___________ meaning the US would support neither side.
Neutrality
a party that supported industry, a growing centralized government, and rule by property owners
Federalist
Who was the "hero of the Battle of New Orleans" fought weeks after the war was over.
Andrew Jackson
The argument between these two men resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
The most successful of the Anglo Empressarios who helped to settle Texas
Who was Stephen F. Austin
This rebellion forced Washington to lead Federal troops to Pennsylvania to put it down
What was the Whiskey Rebellion
The Constitution was written to replace this document
The Articles of Confederation
This man was the fourth President of the United States
James Madison
America's second president who was involved with midnight judges
John Adams
This guy was really shady and hated Alexander Hamilton (He shot him dead)
Who was Aaron Burr
This native American chief believed that the only way for Native Americans to protect their homeland was to unite and fight.
Who was Tecumseh
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
He was the President during the Mexican-American war
Who was James K. Polk
Who was Washington's Secretary of War
Who was Henry Knox
These laws made it a punishable offense to make "false, scandalous and malicious" statements against the government.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts
The Supreme Court Justice who made the decision in the Marbury v. Madison case
Who was John Marshall
Passed in 1830 this law forced the Native Americans out of the areas new the East Coast.
What was the Indian Removal Act.
During his term as president, he was known as "His Accidency."
Who was John Tyler
This treaty gave Native Americans control of the Central plains in return for not attacking settlers passing through.
What was the Treaty of Fort Laramie
She gave the famous "Ain't I a woman" Speech
Who is Sojourner Truth
He beat Charles Sumner with a cane so hard that the cane broke
Preston Brooks
What was the year that Washington Died?
What is 1799
He was a young French diplomat who recruited Americans to fight for France against Great Britain
Who was Edmund Genet
Governor of the Indiana Territory (and later President of the US) he talked Native American tribes into giving up 3 million acres of tribal land to the US
Who was William Henry Harrison
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chickasaw where known collectively as
What is the "Five Civilized Tribes."
The practice of filling government positions/jobs with your loyal supporters is called
What is the spoils system
Banks that replaced the Bank of the United States, that were loyal to Jackson and the democratic party
What were "Pet Banks"
This transcendentalist wrote Walden and pioneered the concept of civil disobedience
Who was Henry David Thoreau
John Brown led the raid on the Federal arsenal at ?
What is Harper Ferry, Virginia