History Final

Question 1

Alexander Hamilton led which political party?

Answer 1

He led the Federalists

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson led which political party?

Answer 2

He led the Democratic-Republicans.

Question 3

How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?

Answer 3

They serve their entire lives, except if they are voted out or retire/ quit.

Question 4

How many representatives does each state have?

Answer 4

They have a number of representatives relative to their population, which is no more than 30, 000 people per representative.

Question 5

How many senators does each state have?

Answer 5

Each state gets 2 senators.

Question 6

What is the 12th Amendment?

Answer 6

There is a separate ballot for President and Vice President.

Question 7

What two powers were claimed by the court in Marbury v. Madison?

Answer 7

They can translate the Constitution and declare laws “unconstitutional.”

Question 8

What was exchanged in the Compromise of 1790?

Answer 8

The moving of the Capital to Washington D.C. in exchange for Votes for the US government to pay for the state debts.

Question 9

What country sold the United States the Louisiana purchase?

Answer 9

The French did.

Question 10

What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

Answer 10

To survey and explore the new land that we had just bought (Lousianna purchase)

Question 11

What major US victory happened after the end of the War of 1812?

Answer 11

The battle of New Orleans happened at the beginning of January 1815, but the war had ended in late December of the previous year.

Question 12

First 4 Presidents

Answer 12

George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison.

Question 13

Colony

Answer 13

a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

Question 14

Push Factor

Answer 14

Somthing that makes people want to move out of a country or place to somewhere else.

Question 15

Pull Factor

Answer 15

Somthing that pulls people to move to a certain place.`

Question 16

3/5ths compromise

Answer 16

Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person to count the # of representatives in states that have slaves.

Question 17

Bicameral

Answer 17

Having 2 branches

Question 18

Federalist Papers

Answer 18

Papers written by the Federalist party to promote the signing of the constitution.

Question 19

War Hawks

Answer 19

They were people that wanted to go to war with Britain because they were offended by their actions, but they wanted to do it cheaply.

Question 20

Antebellum

Answer 20

The time period before the Civil War

Question 21

Cotton Gin

Answer 21

Used to Mechanically pull seeds from cotton

Question 22

Erie Canal

Answer 22

A canal that was` built so that people could sail from the Atlantic ocean to the Great Lakes.

Question 23

Results of the war of 1812

Answer 23

The US governent disarmed the Great Lakes and the British stops helping the Native Americans.

Question 24

2 main focuses of Democratic-Republicans

Answer 24

They wanted a strong state government and that any people could have political power.

Question 25

2 Main focuses of Federalists.

Answer 25

The 2 main focuses of the Federalists were a strong central government and that the wealthy and educated should lead.