Who were the 2 most democratic presidents we talked about this year

1
Who were the 2 most democratic presidents we
talked about this year?

• Jackson and Jefferson (remember DJ democratic
  Jackson and democratic Jefferson)

2
Did the Federalists or the Republicans of the
late 1700s favor the common people?

• Republicans
• (Democratic-Republicans)

3
What branch of government carries out the laws?

• Executive

4
What was a main cause of the War of 1812?

• Impressment, War Hawks, Native American attacks
  on the frontier.

5
Who was the spokesperson for the South?

• John C. Calhoun

6
What battle of the Revolution was called the
turning point. The French entered the war after
the battle.

• Saratoga

7
What were people called who attempted to improve
society?

• reformers

8
James Polk, 54-40 or fight and the California
Gold Rush were related to what U.S. history topic?

• Manifest Destiny

9
Congress belongs to which branch of government?

• Legislative

10
What term means pride in your country?

• nationalism

11
What president made the Louisiana Purchase?

• Jefferson

12
Did the Federalists or the Republicans of the
late 1700s favor the rich?

• Federalists

13
What branch of government makes the laws?

• Legislative

14
What city in New York were the British trying to
capture in the 3 Fold Plan. The goal was to
divide the colonies in two.

• Albany

15
Who was the spokesperson for the West?

• Henry Clay

16
What was the opening statement to the
Constitution called?

• Preamble

17
What was the rich ruling class in the South
called?

• cottonocracy

18
What allows the Constitution to change as times
change?

• Amendments, elastic clause, vague wording of the
  Constitution, Judicial Branch decisions

19
The President belongs to which branch of
government?

• executive

20
There were no wars, political parties played a
minimal role and the economy was doing well.
This period when Monroe was President was known
as

• The Era of Good Feelings

21
What was the first state to secede from the
United States before the Civil War?

• South Carolina

22
Did the Federalists or the Republicans of the
late 1700s have Alexander Hamilton as their
leader?

• Federalists

23
What branch of government determines if laws are
fair?

• Judicial

24
What was the series of battles in upstate New
York during the American Revolution called?

• Sullivan-Clinton Campaign

25
Who was the spokesperson for the North?

• Daniel Webster

26
What are additions to the Constitution called?

• amendments

27
What act under Jackson made Native Americans move
west of the Mississippi River?

• Indian Removal Act

28
What tribe in Florida fought to keep their land.
The war that they fought was named after the
tribe. What was the name of the war?

• Seminole War

29
The House of Representatives belongs to which
branch of government?

• Legislative

30
This statement told Europe to keep out of the
Western Hemisphere.

• Monroe Doctrine

31
Who was the President of the Confederate States
of America?

• Jefferson Davis

32
Did the Federalists or the Republicans of the
late 1700s have Thomas Jefferson as their leader?

• Republicans

33
What branch of government carries out the laws?

• Executive

34
Where did the first shots of the American
Revolution occur at? (Shot Heard Round the
World)

• Lexington

35
Who was the spokesperson for the South?

• John C. Calhoun

36
What compromise at the Constitutional Convention
created a government with 3 branches and a
bicameral legislature called Congress?

• Great Compromise

37
What was it called when Jackson gave government
jobs based upon support for his campaign rather
than qualifications?

• Spoils system

38
What Native American united many Native American
tribes to fight against the Americans on the
frontier during the War of 1812?

• Tecumseh

39
The Senate belongs to which branch of government?

• Legislative

40
This series of debates brought Lincoln national
attention in 1858.

• Lincoln Douglas Debates
• (for Illinois Senate)

41
What battle became a rallying cry for the Texans
seeking their independence?

• The Alamo (Remember the Alamo)

42
The use of a cabinet, only serving 2 terms and
the farewell address were examples of George
Washingtons

• precedents

43
What are the advisors to the President called?

• cabinet

44
What is a tax on foreign goods called?

• tariff

45
Washington issued this statement to tell Britain
and France we would not get involved in the war
they were having.

• Neutrality Proclamation (1793)

46
What are groups of people with the same beliefs
called?

• Political parties

47
What was the political party for the ratification
of the Constitution called?

• Federalists (For)

48
What was the political party of the common people
called?

• Republicans
• (Short for Democratic Republicans)

49
What vocabulary term means to cancel?

• nullify

50
What event in history took place from 1775-1781?

• American Revolution

51
What event in history took place on July 4, 1776?

• Declaration of Independence was approved

52
What event in history took place in 1787?

• Constitution was ratified

53
What event in history took place in 1803?

• Louisiana Purchase

54
What event in history took place in 1825?

• Erie Canal was completed

55
Who was the important speaker from Virginia who
said Give me liberty or give me death!

• Patrick Henry

56
What is it called when ships surround a location
and wont let goods leave or enter. This was a
British strategy during the American Revolution.

• blockade

57
This article, written by Thomas Paine, explained
why it was obvious the colonies should separate
from Britain.

• Common Sense (1776)

58
This writing explained what governments were
supposed to do and then gave examples where
Britain hadnt done their job. It then said the
colonies were free from British control.

• Declaration of Independence
• July 4, 1776 - Jefferson

59
Colonists who were against British rule were
known as

• patriots

60
Colonists who favored the British before the
American Revolution were known as

• Loyalists or Tories

61
This term means not taking a side in a struggle.

• neutral

62
This term means all people are equal. We
associate this with the western part of the
United States.

• democratic

63
Forcing sailors to serve on a ship. Britain did
this to the United States which helped to cause
the War of 1812.

• impressment

64
Senators from the South and West who wanted the
War of 1812.

• War Hawks

65
This principle of the Constitution said that the
Supreme Court could declare acts of Congress
unconstitutional. It was established with the
Supreme Court case of Marbury vs. Madison (1803).

• Judicial Review

66
When Jefferson made this purchase in 1803 from
France it doubled the size of the United States.

• Louisiana Purchase

67
The change from hand made products to products
made in factories was called the

• Industrial Revolution

68
The finishing of this in 1825 speeded up the
growth of New York State.

• Erie Canal

69
The invention of these by Eli Whitney made the
assembly line possible in factories during the
Industrial Revolution.

• Interchangeable parts

70
Place where goods were made during the industrial
revolution.

• factories

71
This statement made by Monroe told Europe to stay
out of the Americas. We were the watchdog for
this area.

• Monroe Doctrine (1823)

72
These were taxes on foreign goods which were
designed to allow Northern factories to be
successful because they raised the price of
British goods. The South didnt like them.

• Protective tariffs.

73
Party of Jackson. Favored the common people.
Earlier this party was known as the Republicans.

• Democratic Party.

74
The actual advisors for Andrew Jackson. He
didnt trust his cabinet because they were
appointed based upon the support they gave him in
his election campaign.

• Kitchen cabinet

75
To leave the Union. South Carolina threatened to
do this during the Nullification Crisis. It
later did before the Civil War.

• secede

76
State banks where Jackson put government money
after the Bank War.

• Pet Banks

77
The right to vote.

• suffrage

78
What term means the written rules a government
must follow?

• constitution

79
Our first constitution was called the
______________. It created a government that was
very weak. The states had most of the government
power.

• Articles of Confederation

80
An agreement where both sides give in a little of
their demands.

• compromise

81
The compromise regarding slaves and
representation at the Constitutional Convention.
It was decided that slaves would count as 3/5ths
of a person for both taxation and representation
in the House of Representatives.

• 3/5ths Compromise

82
The principle of the Constitution which states
that the power of the government comes from the
people. It is found in the Preamble. Also meant
that the people in a territory could vote whether
to have slavery or not.

• Popular sovereignty

83
Principle of the Constitution which divides the
government power into 3 branches the Judicial,
Executive and Legislative.

• Separation of Powers

84
Principle of the Constitution which makes it so
each branch of the government can make sure the
other branches dont get too powerful. The
Presidents veto and Congresses ability to
override are examples.

• Checks and balances

85
Introduction to the Constitution.

• Preamble

86
Bringing an elected official to trial.

• impeachment

87
When government power is shared between the state
governments and the national governments.

• federalism

88
First 10 amendments to the Constitution.

• Bill of Rights

89
Approval of the Constitution.

• ratification

90
The religious group which settled in Utah during
Manifest Destiny.

• Mormons

91
Nickname for people who went to California during
the Gold Rush.

• 49ers

92
To add on a territory. Texas became part of the
United States in this way.

• annex

93
To give away land.

• cede

94
Compromise that said slavery was permitted in
U.S. territories below an imaginary line and not
permitted above the line.

• Missouri Compromise (1820)

95
Compromise which resulted in California becoming
a state, a tougher fugitive slave law and the
slave trade being banned in Washington D.C.

• Compromise of 1850

96
Act which provided for popular sovereignty to
determine slavery in U.S. territories. Made the
Missouri Compromise line meaningless. Led to
Bleeding Kansas.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

97
Political party formed in 1854 with the goal of
stopping the expansion of slavery. Mostly a
northern party. Lincoln was a member.

• Republican Party

98
Who won the election of 1860? The South began to
secede due to who won this election.

• Abraham Lincoln

99
What were the laws called that attempted to keep
slaves under control? Slaves were not allowed to
read or leave a plantation without a pass.

• Slave codes

100
Would most immigrants settle in the North or
South?

• North

101
Were most plantations located in the North or
South?

• South

102
What was the movement to end slavery called?

• Abolition

103
Were most abolitionists located in the North or
South?

• North

104
What movement attempted to give women the right
to vote and other equal treatments?

• Womens rights

105
What was the name of the Womens Rights meeting
held in 1848 in New York State?

• Seneca Falls Convention

106
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired
at?

• Fort Sumter

107
This woman was the most famous conductor on the
underground railroad.

• Harriet Tubman

108
This abolitionist was a former slave who
published the North Star in Rochester, New York.

• Frederick Douglass

109
These 2 men led the Corps of Discovery in its
exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

• Lewis and Clark

110
This person was known as the Swamp Fox because of
his guerrilla warfare tactics.

• Francis Marion

111
This American naval leader during the American
Revolution said I have not yet begun to fight!
when his ship, the Bonhomme Richard was close to
being sunk by the British Serapis.

• John Paul Jones

112
What was the biggest complaint colonists had
before the American Revolution?

• No taxation without representation

113
This battle was known as the turning point of the
American Revolution. France joined the war on
the American side after this battle.

• Saratoga
• S has a lot of curves, Saratoga is the turning
  point of the war.

114
This battle was the last of the American
Revolution. British general Cornwallis was
surrounded by Washington on land and the French
navy at sea and surrendered.

• Yorktown
• Y is at end of alphabet and Yorktown is at the
  end of the war.