Unit 2

Question 1

What was added to the Constitution to help get it ratified?

Answer 1

The Bill of Rights

Question 2

What is Federalism?

Answer 2

The states and government have different powers

Question 3

Arron Burr killed who in a duel in 1804?

Answer 3

Alexander Hamilton

Question 4

What did the U.S. purchase from France for $15 million?

Answer 4

Louisiana Purchase

Question 5

What president had the XYZ Affair, and the Sedition Acts ruin his presidency?

Answer 5

John Adams

Question 6

Who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury? How did he use debt to his advantage?

Answer 6

Alexander Hamilton, uses it as a power move

Question 7

What was the goal of the Federalists papers written by Jay, Hamilton, and Madison?

Answer 7

To convince the people to ratify the Constitution

Question 8

What issue was the compromise about in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Answer 8

The expansion of slavery

Question 9

What was one issue that Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed on?

Answer 9

Small vs. Powerful gov.

Question 10

What was the name of the first major Supreme Court case?

Answer 10

Marbury vs. Madison

Question 11

Name one precedent started by Washington for the presidency?

Answer 11

Creates the Cabinet

Question 12

What issue did the war of 182 start over?

Answer 12

The Americans moving westward

Question 13

Why was Shay’s rebellion important to U.S. history?

Answer 13

exposes the weakness of the gov.

Question 14

Describe the compromise in the great compromise?

Answer 14

Made two branches of government

Question 15

Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 15

• 1 vote per state
• no court system
• no ability to tax

Question 16

Name one reason the U.S. population grew so much during the early 1800s

Answer 16

Immigration

Question 17

Name one reason why the Anti-Federalists didn’t like the U.S. Constitution

Answer 17

Afraid of national gov.

Question 18

Name two of the main ideas of the second Great Awakening

Answer 18

• Religious Movement
• Grow closer to God

Question 19

Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution”?

Answer 19

James Madison

Question 20

Explain the idea of separation of powers

Answer 20

No one of the parties can over power the other

Question 21

What happened to Washington D.C. during the War of 1812?

Answer 21

It was burned

Question 22

Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?

Answer 22

James Monroe

Question 23

Why was the election of 1800 so unique?

Answer 23

It was a tie, finial vote went to the house, Jefferson won

Question 24

Name 3 rights guaranteed to you by the Bill of Rights

Answer 24

• Religious Freedom
• Freedom of Speech
• Right to bear arms

Question 25

Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 25

Lewis and Clark

Question 26

Name two churches that grew out of the second Great Awakening

Answer 26

SDA and Mormons

Question 27

Who led the Mormons out of Utah?

Answer 27

Brigham Young

Question 28

Define Manifest Destiny

Answer 28

To expand coast to coast

Question 29

What was the Main idea of the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 29

U,S. and Europe stays out of each others affairs

Question 30

Who led Texans to victory and independence at the Battle of San Jacinto?

Answer 30

San Huston

Question 31

Who led the U.S. to victory at the Battle of New Orleans?

Answer 31

Andrew Jackson

Question 32

Who led the U.S. in the Seminole Wars and then captured Florida?

Answer 32

Andrew Jackson

Question 33

What city was saved by the heroism described in the Star Spangled Banner?

Answer 33

Baltimore

Question 34

Who created the first American dictionary?

Answer 34

Noah Webster

Question 35

Who was the president during the war of 1812?

Answer 35

James Madison