Jeffersonian Era test

Question 1

Who did Adams face off against in the election of 1800?

Answer 1

Jefferson

Question 2

What happened to Jefferson and his vice president Aaron Burr?

Answer 2

They lose and get tied up in the electoral college

Question 3

What does John Adams do when his term as president is over?

Answer 3

He leaves

Question 4

How does Thomas Jefferson simplify the presidency?

Answer 4

He walked to his own inauguration and had no formal receptions

Question 5

Name two of Jefferson’s creations.

Answer 5

Wrote Dec of Ind, and designed mansion at Monticello

Question 6

Who was Sally Hemmings?

Answer 6

A slave who Jefferson had kids with

Question 7

What did Jefferson do to create a smaller government?

Answer 7

Cut spending, reduce army size

Question 8

What problem did Jefferson have that required him to call in the Marines?

Answer 8

Pirates

Question 9

What position was John Marshall named to, and how long did he serve?

Answer 9

Chief Justice of Supreme Court; 30 year

Question 10

Why was Marbury vs. Madison such an important case?

Answer 10

It was a judicial review

Question 11

What did Charles Washington hate having to do?

Answer 11

Travel to Martinsburg.

Question 12

What things would later be named after Charles Washington?

Answer 12

Charles Town & Washington High school

Question 13

How did farmers in the west get their goods to the east?

Answer 13

They use rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean

Question 14

How much did Napoleon offer to sell all of the French territory in North America to the United States for?

Answer 14

$15 mil

Question 15

How much did the Louisiana Purchase increase the size of the United States?

Answer 15

Doubled the size

Question 16

What was Lewis and Clark’s goal in leading the Corps of Discovery?

Answer 16

Figuring out how much land they bought

Question 17

Where did Lewis & Clark’s voyage begin and end?

Answer 17

St. Louis to Pacific ocean

Question 18

How did Sacajawea assist the expedition, and what made her assistance especially remarkable?

Answer 18

Translation and GPS

Question 19

What did Burr decide to do after being dropped as vice president?

Answer 19

Run for governor of NY

Question 20

Why did Burr challenge Hamilton to a duel?

Answer 20

He lost the election

Question 21

Where did Burr try to go after his duel, and what did he get arrested for?

Answer 21

Lousiana; Treason

Question 22

What is impressment?

Answer 22

Stopping ships and taking goods

Question 23

How successful was the Embargo of 1807?

Answer 23

NO! (it wasn’t)

Question 24

Where was James Madison from, and where did he get married to Dolley Madison at?

Answer 24

From VA; married at Harewood

Question 25

How tall was Madison?

Answer 25

5’ 4”

Question 26

What did the British do with Native tribes in the west?

Answer 26

They gave them guns in order to prevent Americans from getting into Canada

Question 27

Who were the War Hawks, and what did they want?

Answer 27

People who want war.

Question 28

Who was Tecumseh?

Answer 28

Shawnee that gave the U.S. fits in the west before the battle of Tippecanoe

Question 29

What region of the U.S. was against the war, and what did they call it?

Answer 29

People in New England; Mr. Madison's war.

Question 30

Where did the U.S. win a major naval battle, and who led them to victory?

Answer 30

Lake Erie; Oliver hazard perry

Question 31

Where did the U.S. torch while fighting in Canada?

Answer 31

York

Question 32

What became a rally cry for the U.S. during the war?

Answer 32

"Don't give up the ship."

Question 33

What did Dolley Madison do as the British were attacking D.C?

Answer 33

Saved George Washington's portrait

Question 34

What happened to the British in Baltimore?

Answer 34

Repelled by American forces

Question 35

When would “The Star-Spangled Banner” become our national anthem?

Answer 35

1931

Question 36

Who led American fighters to victory in New Orleans and what does this do to Britain?

Answer 36

Andrew Jackson

Question 37

Why did New England Federalists meet at the Hartford Convention?

Answer 37

The weren’t heard, were angry about the war, they wanted new amendants

Question 38

What did the United States get out of the Treaty of Ghent? What did Britain receive from the Treaty?

Answer 38

No one got anything