Vocab Political Parties

Events in History

War of 1812 Other

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Question 1 - 10

• The group of department heads that serve as the president’s chief advisor.

Answer 1 – 10

• Cabinet

Question 1 - 20

• The forcible taking of people/sailors for military service.

Answer 1 – 20

• Impressment

Question 1 - 30

• The placing of the interests of one’s own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole.

Answer 1 – 30

• Sectionalism

Question 1 - 40

• A state’s refusal to recognize an act of Congress that they consider unconstitutional.

Answer 1 – 40

• Nullification

Question 1 - 50

• The Supreme Court’s power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

Answer 1 – 50

• Judicial review

Question 2 - 10

• What were the two major political parties at the end of the 1790’s?

• A – Democratic-Republicans & Federalists• B – Democrats & Republicans• C – Federalists & Anti-Federalists• D – Independents & Republicans

Answer 2 – 10

• A – Democratic-Republicans & Federalists

Question 2 - 20

• Who was Washington’s Secretary of State?

Answer 2 – 20

• Thomas Jefferson• Role of Secretary of State: – Deal with foreign affairs

Question 2 - 30

• Who was considered the head of the Federalist party?

• A – Andrew Jackson• B – Alexander Hamilton• C – Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2 – 30

• B – Alexander Hamilton

Question 2 - 40

• Who was Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury?

Answer 2 – 40

• Alexander Hamilton• Role of Secretary of the Treasury:– Manage finances

Question 2 - 50

• Who was Washington’s pick for Secretary of the Department of War?

Answer 2 – 50

• Henry Knox• Role as Secretary of the Department of War– Handle military matters

Question 3 - 10

• What did the Marbury vs. Madison Court case establish?

• A – Impeachment of the President• B – Judicial Review• C – The term length for Supreme Court

Justices

Answer 3 – 10

• B – Judicial Review

Question 3 - 20

• This event angered Americans and led to an undeclared naval war with France.

Answer 3 – 20

• A – XYZ Affair• B – Sedition Act• C – Louisiana Purchase

Question 3 - 30

• These laws were intended to counter what the Federalists perceived as a growing threat to peace and safety of the U.S.

• Included raising the number of years an immigrant had to stay in the U.S. to become a citizen.

Answer 3 – 30

• A – Treaty of Ghent• B – Alien & Sedition Acts• C - Judiciary Act of 1789• D – Nullification Act

Question 3 - 40

• What type of people supported the Democratic-Republican party?

• A – “plain people” – farmers• B – Rich landowners• C – Merchants• D – Immigrants

Answer 3 – 40

• A – “plain people” – farmers

Question 3 - 50

• What are at least two things the United States received from the Pickney Treaty of 1795? Aka: Treaty of San Lorenzo

Answer 3 – 50

• Spain gave up claims to land east of the Mississippi River (Except Florida)

• 31st parallel as the Southern Boundary (top of Florida)

• Open Mississippi River to U.S. citizens• Allowed the U.S. citizens to use the Port of

New Orleans.

Question 4 - 10

• What is one reason the U.S. went to war with Great Britain (War of 1812)?

Answer 4 – 10

• Impressment• Britain’s blockade of American ships• They were arming Native Americans against

the U.S.

Question 4 - 20

• Why did Native Americans attack white settlers?

Answer 4 – 20

• They were not part of land negotiations• They did not want to give up their land for

westward expansion.

Question 4 - 30

• What stance did President Washington want the United States to take in the French Revolution?

• A – Support France• B – Support Great Britain• C – Remain neutral

Answer 4 – 30

• C – Remain neutral

Question 4 - 40

• This American General kept fighting at the Battle of New Orleans because news did not spread that the War was over?

Answer 4 – 40

• Andrew Jackson

Question 4 - 50

• This treaty ended the War of 1812?

Answer 4 – 50

• The Treaty of Ghent

Question 5 - 10

• What happened in the Election of 1800?

Answer 5 – 10

• Jefferson and Burr tied. The House of Representatives decided that Jefferson would be President.

Question 5 - 20

• Why did Napoleon (France) sell the land that became known as the Louisiana Purchase?

• A – He was desperate for money to pay for French wars.

• B – He failed to re-conquer Haiti• C – It was a gift for President Washington’s

death.

Answer 5 – 20

• B – He failed to re-conquer Haiti

Question 5 - 30

• This American ambassador was sent to France to buy New Orleans and western Florida. He later made the decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory.

• A – James Monroe• B – John Marshall• C – Aaron Burr

Answer 5 – 30

• A – James Monroe

Question 5 - 40• What was the head of the Federalist Party?• A – Andrew Jackson • B – Alexander Hamilton• C – Thomas Jefferson

• What did Federalists support?• A – powerful central government• B – weak central government• C – strong state governments

Answer 5 – 40

• B – Alexander Hamilton & • A – A powerful central government

Question 5 - 50

• True of False • 1. The British were providing some Native

American Confederacies with weapons to fight Americans.

• 2. The War of 1812 ended in a tie.• 3. The White House was burnt to the ground

during the war of 1812.

Answer 5 – 50

• All are True