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Chapter 10
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 a failure as foreign policy ? | because it was more harmful to the US than British and French |
| Who was the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark expedition, died near Sioux Falls, IA | Stg. Charles Floyd |
| What is when a law violates the Constitution? | unconstitutional |
| Who was sent to France to buy New Orleans? ( 2 people) | Robert Livingston + James Monroe |
| Who was the Shawnee Chief who believed the Natives American need to unite against the whites to stop the loss of their land, killed in Canada at the Battle of Thames? | Tecumseh |
| Who was the French Emperor that Sold Louisiana to US? | Napoleon |
| Who was the Chief American negotiator that worked out peace treaty to end Wat of 1812 | John Quincy Adams |
| What was unusual about the Presidential election of 1800 | It was a tie between Thomas Jefferson + Aaron Burr So House of representatives had to decided but they voted 35 times without deciding a winner. Finally decided on 36 votes. |
| What saved important historical objects from the presidents mansion when the British burned Washington DC in 1814? Give his or her first + last name | Dolly Madison |
| What is the right of the Supreme Court to decide whether a law is constitutional? | Judicial Review |
| When was the Louisiana Territory purchased? | 1803 |
| What act was a failure as foreign policy because it was more harmful to US than British and French? | Embargo Act of 1807 |
| Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court, decided the case of Marbury V Madison | John Marshall |
| He died in 1804, duel with Aaron Burr who is he? | Alexander Hamilton |
| Who wrote the star spangled Banner, inspired at Fort McHenry? | Francis Scott Key |
| Who are the people who take extreme political positions | radicals |
| Who was the leader of the congressman from the south + west that wanted war with Britain? | Henry Clay |
| What was the official military name of the Lewis and Clark expedition? | Corps of Discovery |
| What did the Federalists Call the War of 1812? | Mr. Madison's War |
| What was the name of the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 | Treaty of Ghent |
| Who was the American soldier, who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
| What were the three causes of the War of 1812? | 1. British attacks on American ships 2. British impressment of American sailors 3. many believed the British were stirring up trouble among Native Americans |
| What section of the country opposed the war of 1812? Why were they against the war? | New England The war crippled their trade |
| What was the name of the peace of treaty that ended the war of 1812? | Treaty of Ghent |
| What is the practice of kidnapping American sailors and putting them to work on ships, this was done often? | impressment |
| Who was the American hero of Battle of Tippecanoe? | William Henry Harrison |
| Who are congressmen from the South and West who wanted war with Britain? | War Hawks |
| The U.S. bought Louisiana for _________ dollars, in 1803 | $15 Million |
| Who was the American naval hero, won control of Lake Erie in 1813? | Captain Oliver Hazard Perry |
| The Battle of what fort inspired the writing of the "star spangled banner"? | Fort McHenry |
| Who did not consider being President being one of his accomplishments, his greatest accomplishments was the Louisiana Purchase? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What are the consequences of the War of 1812? | 1. increased American patriotism + new generation of heroes 2. broke the strengths of Native Americans who had sided w/ British 3. increased Americans manufacturing 4. U.S could defend itself against proved the most powerful military of the era. |
| What are some of the instructions President Jefferson gave to Lewis and Clark before they left to explore Louisiana? | 1. explore the Missouri River to its source 2. map the region 3. establish good relations with Native Americans 4. describe the landscape, plants and animals |
| Name First 4 presidents of the US? give state and political party. | 1. George Washington; Virginia, None 2. John Adams; Maryland, Federalist 3. Thomas Jefferson; Virginia, democratic-republican 4. James Madison; Virginia, democratic-republican |
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