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Thursday Quiz
War of 1812
Question | Answer |
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Who did Thomas Jefferson go up against for president in the election of 1796? | John Q. Adams |
Who was the only Democratic-Republican running for president in the election of 1796? | Thomas Jefferson |
When France attacked American shipping to influence the election and hurt Britain what war started (sort of war)? | The "Quasi War" |
What is it called when men are captured/kidnapped and forced into a navy? | Impressment |
What act aimed at keeping refugees from both sides of the French Revolution from having an influence on the American government? | Alien and Sedition Act |
Who wanted to push white settlement all the way to the Appalachian Mountains? | Tecumseh |
What war started when Indian tribes didn't want to give up their land to the settlers? | War of 1812 |
What battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write a poem that is now our National Anthem? | Battle of Baltimore (Ft. McHenry) |
Who wrote the poem that is our National Anthem today? | Francis Scott Key |
What treaty was signed before we had one last battle (this one didn't count)? | Treaty of Ghent |
Who became a national hero after the Battle of New Orleans (he was a president)? | Andrew Jackson |
What trial established the power of Judicial Review? | Marbury vs. Madison |
What trial expanded Federal power over interstate trade? | Gibbons vs. Ogden |
What trial said states could not interfere with federal institutions? | McCullouch vs. Maryland |
What was created by Jefferson and Madison to ensure that state government has power like declaring a law unconstitutional or not? | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions |
What election did Thomas Jefferson win? | Election of 1800 |
What was the largest piece of land we bought from the French and expanded west into the territory? | The Louisiana Purchase |
What inspired people to explore the Louisiana Territory after explorers brought back detailed journals of what they saw? | Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery |
Who explored the Louisiana Territory, but came back with very little information because he was captured for crossing over to their land? | Zebulon Pike |
What restricted American ships from trading in foreign countries? | Embargo Act of 1807 |
What act did not allow us to trade with Britain or France unless they stopped attacking our ships and kidnapping our sailors? | Non-Intercourse Act |
Who tried to negotiate with Tecumseh, but ends up using military force? | William Henry Harrison |
What war was a U.S. victory against Creek Indians who were allied with Britain? | Creek War |
What war was an American victory, but did not count because the Treaty of Ghent was signed before it started? | Battle of New Orleans |
What began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790's that wanted to change government, but was not accepted at the time? | French Revolution |
What treaty allowed Spain to give Florida to Americans because they were unable to invest more into the state? | Adams-Onis' Treaty |