Chapter 10 Flashcards
(30 cards)
How many electoral votes did the two candidates have?
73
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the Election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?
House of Representatives
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
12th amendment
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez-faire
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
Judiciary Act of 1801
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?
To shut Jefferson out of the appointment process and keep Federalist control in courts
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
William Marbury
What was the landmark court case involving that judge that established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
That case was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that something was _________________
Unconstitutional
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed into the Mississippi River?
To ship their crops to markets
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
What political party had members threaten to secede from the union in response to the Louisiana Purchase?
Federalists
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and find its resources?
Lewis and Clark
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
Missouri River
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the US?
Inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a sense of adventure
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world and get back at Britain?
Embargo Act
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
He built a strong NA confederacy to protect their land
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William Henry Harrison
Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
What was the cause of the War of 1812?
Impressment of soldiers and attack on Chesapeake are the causes of the War of 1812
What city was burned greatly during the war?
Washington DC
What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?
George Washington’s portrait
