Chapter 10 Flashcards
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?
73 electoral votes
What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?
House of represenatives
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
The 12th amendment
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez-fair
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
Judicary 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 in control in the courts
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
William marbury
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case?
The court decided that it would be unconstitutional for a new president to be forced to accept propositions not finilized
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that something was what
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 market
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 threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
A group of federalists
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
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 U.S.
Inspired people to go west and sharing a sense of expedition
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?
Passed the emergo act
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
Native American confederacy
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William henery
Who were two famous War Hawks that pressured Madison for war with Britain?
Henery clay and john c. Calhoun
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
The attack of the chesapeake
What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
Andrew johnson leads the attack aginst the creek indians of the mississippi
What city was burned greatly during the war?
Wasington D.C
