Unit 6: War of 1812

Which is not one of the three executive departments?

• War

• Treasury

• State

• Education

What was one reason why the founding fathers created the electoral college?

Who was NOT in the first president’s cabinet?

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• John Quincy Adams

Who was Benjamin Banneker?  

How many judges are currently on the Supreme Court?

• 8

• 11

• 9

• 7

What did Washington’s Farewell Address warn against? (2 things)  

What are three things Jefferson did during his term?

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

• Stated that Europe should adopt a “hands-off” policy when it came to interfering in the affairs of colonies or countries in the Western Hemisphere

• Established the United Nations as a forum for international diplomacy

• Established the policy of containment to prevent the spread of communism

• Prohibited the United States from entering into any foreign alliances or entanglements

What did the British do in Washington DC during the War of 1812?

What was the Embargo Act of 1807?

• Prohibited trade with both Britain and France 

• Established the Louisiana Purchase

• Established the Monroe Doctrine

• Prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States