| Question | Answer |
| Who was the secretary who explored the Missouri River? | Meriwether Lewis |
| Who was the hero of Tippecanoe? | William Henry Harrison |
| Who was the author of the famous message "We have me the enemy and they are ours?" | Oliver Hazard Perry |
| Who routed the British at New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who explored the Rockies and the Rio Grande? | Zebulon Pike |
| What term means charged by the Barbary States? | Tribute |
| Who was the leader of the country that sold land to the United States? | Napolean |
| What term means prohibited free trade with Europe? | embargo |
| Who was defeated at Tippecanoe? | Tecumseh |
| Who was an Indian guide and interpreter? | Sacagawea |
| What political party achieved power in 1800? | Democratic -Republican |
| In 1800 nearly half of all American trade passed through what western port? | New Orleans |
| What was the name for the group of western and southern representatives who denounced Britain and pushed for a stronger defense? | War Hawks |
| Name one of the American ships that achieved an important victory during the War of 1812. | Constitution |
| What battle took place after the War of 1812 was officially over? | The Battle of New Orleans |
| What agreement ended the War of 1812? | Treaty of Ghents |
| What British decree made it illegal for neutral nations to trade unless they first stopped at a British port? | Orders in Council |
| Who was the leader of the War Hawks? | Henry Clay |
| What American city did the British capture and burn during the War of 1812? | Washington DC |
| What term refers to the pride and patriotism that Americans had in their country after the War of 1812? | nationalism |
| Which president was the first to be inaugurated in Washington DC? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What did Thomas Jefferson try to do as a president? | Impeach federalist judges |
| The issue of impressment created tension because of an incident involving the U.S. ship ________________. | Chesapeake |
| Why was Jefferson hesitant to accept the Louisiana Purchase? | The Constitution did not give him such authority |
| The War of 1812 might have been avoided if what was better? | In communication had been better |
| What harmed trade with America during the early 1800s? | The Embargo Act, Burlin and Merlan degree, British orders and council |
| What was the most responsible for an increase in foreign countries' respect for the US in the opening years of the 1800s? | The Tripoliton War |
| The career of which man ended in disgrace? | Aaron Burr |
| What did America lack as it entered the War of 1812? | Soldiers in warships, effective leadership and money to support them |
| During the War of 1812, what did the British capture? | Forts by the Great Lakes and much of the Northwest territory |
| Which president's warning stopped the immediate threat of European intervention in teh Americas? | James Monroe |
| Who was the Creole liberator in South America who called the first Pan-American Conference? | Simon Bolivar |
| Who was the federal cashier who was sued for violating a Maryland law? | James McCulloch |
| Who became secretary of state after the 1824 election? | Henry Clay |
| Who served in Congress after he was President? | John Quincey Adams |
| Whose nickname was "Old Hickory"? | Jackson |
| Who served as vice president for both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson? | Calhound |
| What term refers to the selling and transporting of goods from one state to another? | Interstate Commerce |
| What term refers to a government ruled by one powerful leader? | Autocracy |
| What established 36 Degree, 30 Inches as a boundary for the US? | Missouri Compromise |
| Who were people who were half Indian and half European? | Mestezoes |
| What term refers to a current officeholder who is running again for the same office? | incumbent |
| What ruled that the "power to tax includes the power to destroy"? | McCulloch vs. Maryland |
| What term refers to making malicious statements about opponents? | Mudslinging |
| What is a closed meeting of party leaders to choose a candidate? | Caucus |
| What leader won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? | Andrew Jackson |
| Indians and runaway slaves often took refuge in what area after attacking southern settlements? | Florida |
| What property did the US buy in 1819 for $5 million? | Florida |
| What foreign power was laying claim to much of the Pacific coast of North America thereby threatening the claims of Britain and the United States? | Russia |
| What Supreme Court case established the power of the national government over that of the states? | McCulloch vs. Maryland |
| What did southerners call the tariff that was passed in 1828? | Tariff of Abominations |
| Who decided the outcome of the election of 1824? | The House of Representatives |
| What candidate won the most popular votes and the most electoral votes in 1824 yet lost the election? | Andrew Jackson |
| What new political party formed around Andrew Jackson and his supporters? | Democratic party |
| What program did Henry Clay devise to pay for internal improvements such as roads, canals, lighthouses, and observations? | American System |
| Who was president during the "era of Good Feelings"? | Monroe |
| Who were ALL of the candidates in the 1824 presidential election? | Jackson, Adams, Crawford, Clay |
| Who was the supposed "corrupt bargain" between? | Adams and Clay |
| What did the election of 1828 involve? | Emergence of the Democratic Party, Mudslinging, use of Broadsides, banners and parades, etc. |
| What characterizes the "Era of Good Feelings"? | * small voter turnout *low voter interest * little influence on the choices |
