Jefferson & War 1812

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Who first won the election of 1800?

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Thomas Jefferson tied with Aaron Burr until the House of Representatives broke the tie.

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Opponents of John Adams accused him of ____: wanting to crown himself king and take away rights (because he supported the Alien and Sedition Acts), being an atheist (because he supported science), encouraging violence (because he supported the French in their Revolution), none of the above.

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wanting to crown himself king and take away rights (because he supported the Alien and Sedition Acts)

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Lewis and Clark met with Native American tribes to ________.

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inform the Indians that the U.S. now owned their land, establish peace between tribes, and encourage trade.

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One of the most significant early naval victories in the War of 1812 occurred when _______.

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Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie

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The U.S. experienced a great moral defeat when the British ____.

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attacked and burned Washington, D.C.

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The Shawnee chief Tecumseh led forces against Harrison at the Battle of ____.

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Tippecanoe

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Judicial review refers to the Supreme Court's _______.

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ability to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

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War Hawks took the lead in Congress in demanding ____.

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war against Great Britain

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__________ was president during the War of 1812.

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James Madison

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With the Louisiana Purchase agreement, the U.S. almost doubled its size by purchasing land for _____________ from _______________.

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$15 million from France