Question 1

What year did Thomas Jefferson make a deal to purchase the Louisiana Territory, from who did he buy it from and for how much?

Accepted Answer

1803 he purchased from France for $15 million

Question 2

Who were Lewis and Clark?

Accepted Answer

These were the two men that explored the Louisiana Territory.

Question 3

What law did Jefferson Pass that stopped Trade?

Accepted Answer

Embargo Act of 1807: Stopped all imports and exports which led to our economic downfall.

Question 4

Who was Tecumseh?

Accepted Answer

A Shawnee chief that tried to unite native tribes against the Americans

Question 5

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

British attacks on American ships, the impressment of American sailors by the British, and British assistance to rebel Native tribes

Question 6

During which battle did Francis Scott Key write the "Star Spangled Banner" ?

Accepted Answer

After the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore

Question 7

Who won the war of 1812?

Accepted Answer

It was a tie, no clear winner.

Question 8

Which Battle did Andrew Jackson fight and win?

Accepted Answer

Battle of New Orleans

Question 9

What did Marbury v. Madison establish?

Accepted Answer

Judicial Review

Question 10

Who were the War Hawks?

Accepted Answer

A group of American congressmen called for war against Britain led by Clay, Jackson, and Calhoun.

Question 11

What did US get in the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Accepted Answer

The US gained Florida for $5 Million.

Question 12

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

Accepted Answer

In 1820, this agreement brought Missouri in as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state

Question 13

When Monroe became President was during the Era of Good Feelings, what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

American people were feeling very patriotic, political differences disappeared, the economy was good, and nationalism was everywhere

Question 14

What was Henry Clay of Kentucky's American System?

Accepted Answer

A plan to improve the U.S. with many internal improvements, a protective tariff, and a national bank

Question 15

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

In 1823, President Monroe sent a message to European nations that the Western Hemisphere would no longer be open to any future colonization by them and that the United States would stay out of their affairs in Europe

Question 16

What did Aaron Burr do?

Accepted Answer

He challenged Alexander Hamilton to a duel in 1804

Question 17

Who was James Madison?

Accepted Answer

He was elected president in 1808

Question 18

Who was John Marshall?

Accepted Answer

He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Marbury v. Madison case

Question 19

Who was William Henry Harrison?

Accepted Answer

He was an American military leader attacked the Shawnee village in the Battle of Tippecanoe

Question 20

Who was Zebulon Pike?

Accepted Answer

He was sent to explore the southern half of the Louisiana Territory

Question 21

Who was Aaron Burr Vice President for after the election of 1800?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 22

Who was Oliver H. Perry?

Accepted Answer

He was the American naval hero that defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie

Question 23

Who was Andrew Jackson (Before being President)

Accepted Answer

He was the American general that invaded Florida in 1819 without the approval of the President.

Question 24

What tribe did Andrew Jackson defeat at the battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Accepted Answer

The Creek

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