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War of 1812
Hamilton
Adams Admin.
100

Always out for war, he nonetheless sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15 million in 1803.

Who is Napoleon?

100

"A small price to pay for salvation."

What is Avengers: Infinity War

100

The British were unable to force this Baltimore fort into submission in 1814.

What is Fort McHenry?

100

True or False: Hamilton was eligible to run for president despite having been born in the Caribbean.

What is true?

100
Adams hailed from this northern state.

What is Massachusetts?

200

As Secretary of State, he strongly opposed the National Bank and constantly beefed with Hamilton.

Who is Jefferson?

200

"1.21 Gigawatts!"

What is Back to the Future?

200

Historians believe that this type of storm sent the British packing from Washington D.C.

What is a tornado?

200

This man shot and killed Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, in 1804.

Who is Aaron Burr, Sir?

200
John Adams caught some serious flack for passing these acts in 1798, which many believed infringed on the 1st Amendment.

What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?

300

Before he would go on to orchestrate compromise after compromise, this Kentuckian led the War Hawk charge for war against Britain.

Who is Henry Clay?

300

"I can't carry it for you. But I can carry you!"

What is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?

300

This treaty ended the conflict and restored pre-war boundaries.

What is the Treaty of Ghent?

300

Hamilton wrote 51 essays as part of this major publication in 1787-88.

What are the Federalist Papers?

300

On which year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence did both Jefferson and Adams die?

What is the 50th? July 4, 1826.

400

She saved the portrait of George Washington during Britain's burning of D.C.

Who is Dolley Madison?

400

"The painting was a gift, Todd."

What is Wedding Crashers?

400

This man, Madison's Secretary of State, had helped to negotiate the terms of both the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the treaty that would end the War of 1812.

Who is James Monroe?

400

This Constitutional clause helped provide much of Hamilton's defense to the National Bank.

What is the necessary and proper clause?

400

True or False: Adams loved life as Washington's VP.

What is false?

500
The leader of the British fighting force in New Orleans in 1815, he was killed shortly into the battle.

Who is Edward Pakenham?

500

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And just like that -- poof -- he's gone."

What is the Usual Suspects?

500

Tecumseh, the leader of an Indian Confederacy in the Northwest Territory, was killed at this battle in 1813.

What is the Battle of the Thames?

500

Hamilton once again undermined Burr's political aspirations when he (Burr) ran for this position in 1804.

What is Governor of New York?

500

Resolutions in these two states, drafted by Madison and Jefferson, attempted to nullify acts by Adams in 1798 through the 10th Amendment.

What are Virginia and Kentucky?