Ch.10 Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?

A

73

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2
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What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?

A

The House Of Representatives

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3
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What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?

A

12th

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4
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What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?

A

Laisez Faire

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5
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What act helped the Federalists control the courts?

A

Judiciary Act of 1801

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6
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Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?

A

To shut Jefferson out of the appointment process andkeep federalist control in the courts

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7
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Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?

A

William Marbury

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8
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What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?

A

Marbury v. Madison

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9
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Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case?

A

Because the supremecourt decided it was unconstitutional

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10
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Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
Election of 1800?

A

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

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11
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Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that
something was what?

A

Unconstitutional

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12
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Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River?

A

Because rirers were like roads

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13
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Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

A

The french

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14
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How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?

A

Fifteen million dollers

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15
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What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?

A

A group of federalists

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16
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Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

A

Louis and clark

17
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What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?

18
Q

Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the
US?

19
Q

What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?

20
Q

What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?

A

Native american confederacy

21
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Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?

22
Q

Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?

A

Henry Clay,John C. Calloun

23
Q

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

A

The impressment of soldeirs and the attack on Chesapeke

24
Q

What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

A

Andrew jackson led an attack against the creek indians

25
What city was burned greatly during the war?
Dc
26
What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?
A portrait of george washington
27
What 3 major buildings were burned down in Washington DC in the War of 1812?
White house,capitol,and library
28
What was the fort found at the entrance to the Baltimore Harbor?
Fort mchenry
29
What famous American song was written after the Battle of Fort McHenry?
Star spangled banner
30
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
The treaty of ghent 1812
31
What major battle took place after the peace treaty was signed?
New orleans
32
Who became a well-known hero after that battle?
Andrew jackson
33
What did the outcome of the War of 1812 do for America?
Helped established nationalism