American History Review

• What was the problem surrounding the outcome of the second presidential election?

• Who was vice president under Thomas Jefferson?

• Why was he elected to the position of Vice President?

• After his tenure as Vice-President, what political office did Aaron Burr run for?

• Why did Aaron Burr believe he did not get elected to the office of Governor of New York?

• What happened because Burr lost this election?

• What political movement in America supported going to war with Britain?

• Who were the two main leaders of the War Hawks?

• What unpopular acts did Thomas Jefferson pass during his presidency in response to impressment of sailors by Britain?

• Which wars do the “Sixty Years War” begin and end with?

• What were the British accused of doing on the frontier in America?

• From what areas of America were a majority of the War Hawks from?

• What is the name of the group of Native Americans that banded together to oppose American expansion?

• What is the term for a group of independent nations banding together?

• This treaty gave a vast amount of land in the Indiana territory to the US with very little exchange of funds – this is the treaty that led into Tecumseh’s War.

• Who was the religious leader originally in charge of Tecumseh’s League?

• Act in which because of wartime issues, America tries to harm British trade.

• Act where Britain forbids trade with France.

• What is the term meaning an executive order or decree made by the monarch in Britain?

• What 3 expeditions were mounted by the United States in order to make claims on land?

• Which president was in charge of commissioning these expeditions?

• What was the treaty, signed at the end of the French & Indian War which ceded land from France to Spain?

• What is the court order that is meant to force a government official to follow a command or correct an issue?

• What is the term for members of the judiciary that were appointed by John Adams all the way until the very last moments of his term?

• What were the ultimate goals of Lewis & Clark’s expedition?

• With the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, what areas did the US secure their access to?

• Other than the Louisiana Purchase, what other 2 expeditions did the United States commission?

• What treaty was signed by America and France during the French & Indian war?

• What is another term for the Lewis & Clark expedition?

• Who was the slave brought on the Lewis & Clark expedition?

• Why was Jefferson hesitant to make the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

• How did Jefferson justify this purchase?

• What was the western-most endpoint of Lewis & Clark’s expedition?

• What events led to France finding it necessary to sell their claim in the new world?

• Who was the French leader behind the Louisiana Purchase?

• What was the cost at which the Louisiana Purchase was made by the US?

• Where did Lewis & Clark begin their journey?

• During what battle did William Henry Harrison gain fame for defeating the Indians, making him an America hero?

• What is the term for an event/procedure from the past that sets a benchmark for future events/procedures?

• Who is Toussaint Charbonneau?

• Who was the first Supreme Court Chief Justice?

• Which Supreme Court case set up the idea of Judicial Review?

• This term means the Supreme Court is given the ability to determine the constitutionality of a law.

• Who was the Native American who served as an interpreter to Lewis & Clark?

• What large animal did Lewis & Clark discover on their journey?

• How was the tie in the election of 1800 decided?

• Who won the election of 1800?

• Who is America’s first 1-term president?

• Who was America’s second Vice President?

• What term means division within a group, in this case, division within the American political system?

• Who were the men behind the Kentucky &Virginia Resolutions?

• What principle did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions suggest?

• What is the idea that a state, if unhappy with the government, is able to leave the United States?

• What two men were behind the Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions?

• What political party were these men a part of?

• What is the term meaning that an unjust law can be ignored by a state?

• Who chartered the first National Bank?

• What political action restricted the immigration of foreigners into the United States?

• Who is the man responsible for writing inflammatory things about politicians leading to the Sedition Act?

• What is sedition?

• What is the term for the war between America and France during the period of the XYZ affair?

• What did the French demand of America during the XYZ Affair?

• What amendment led to the Vice President being a separate vote from the president?

• Who are X, Y, and Z?

• What are the self-sufficient farmers in America, engaged in small business, and supported by Thomas Jefferson?

• Of what political party was Jefferson a part?

• What type of economy did the federalists support?

• Who was the second president?

• Who were two prominent leaders of a political party who opposed the second president?

• What is the term meaning one, single chamber congress?

• What is the term meaning power is derived from those whom are governed?

• What is the rebellion that showed the strength of the Federal government?

• What rebellion showed the weakness of the American government?

• What document did the US government initially use that gave the federal government far too little power?