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U.S. History Test #2
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History
11th Grade
10/03/2011

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Elbridge Gerry
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One of three U.S. representatives sent to France by Adams to meet Tallyrand
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Charles Pickney
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One of three U.S. representatives sent to France by Adams to meet with Tallyrand
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Jean Hottinger
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One of three French representatives that tells Marshall, Pickney, and Gerry that the U.S. has to pay $250,000 to speak to Tallyrand
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Lucien Harteval
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One of three French representatives that tells Marshall, Pickney, and Gerry that the U.S. has to pay $250,000 to speak to Tallyrand
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Charles Bellamy
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One of three French representatives that tells Marshall, Pickney, and Gerry that the U.S. has to pay $250,000 to speak to Tallyrand
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord
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French foreign minister
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Naturalization Act
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The raise of residency requirement to become a U.S. citizen from five years to fourteen years
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Sedition Act
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States that it is illegal in a war situation to criticize the president or congress
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Alien Enemies Act
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States that the president may deport "unfriendly" aliens

 

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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Argues that the Sedition Act is unconstitutional
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"Millions for Defense, not one cent for Tribute"
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First foreign policy statement for the U.S.
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Treaty of Mortefontaine
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1. Formal end of the tension/ threat of war; 2. France recognizes our "rights as a nation"; 3. cancels all previous debts and obligations to France

 

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Election of 1800
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1. Alexander Hamilton - federalist; 2. John Adams - federalist; 3. Thomas Jefferson - democratic republican; 4. Aaron Burr - democratic republican; voted 36 times, Adams won
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Barbary Pirates
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Capture a U.S. ship at the Strait of Gibralter - The Philadelphia - demanded $60,000; we don't pay and sink their ships; result - U.S. naval power and prestige increases
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Stephen Decatur
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The man who commanded the ships sent out by Jefferson to defeat the Barbary Pirates
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James Monroe
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One of the men who Jefferson sends out to offer ten million dollars to buy New Orleans and the last 200 miles of the Mississippi River
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Robert Livingston
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One of the men Jefferson sends out to offer ten million dollars to buy New Orleans and the last 200 miles of the Mississippi River
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Napolean
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Wants to sell the entire Louisiana Purchase for fifteen million dollars
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Merriweather Lewis
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One of the explorers of the Louisiana Territory
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X, Y, Z Affair
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The French government begins an "undeclared war" with the U.S.
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William Clark
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One of the explorers of the Louisiana Territory
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Sacajewea
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Indian guide to Lewis and Clark
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Northern Confederacy Story
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The New England states talk about the possibility of breaking away and creating a new country called the Northern Confederacy. Burr runs for New York governor who would be president of the Northern Confederacy. Hamilton accuses Burr of treason. They duel. Hamilton dies.
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July 11th, 1804
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The day of the duel where Hamilton dies; Witnesses- Hamilton's: Nathaniel Pendleton; Burr's: William VanNess; A doctor: Dr. David Hosack
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James Wilkerson
Definition
The territorial governor
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George Hayes
Definition
The Washington D.C. prosecutor
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Adams appoints Marbury as a judge, but Jefferson says he can't be one. Madison wins.
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Fletcher vs. Peck
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Fletcher is a farmer; Peck is governor of Georgia. Before the American Revolution, Georgia gave out land to gain settlers. After the American Revolution, the owners of the land are billed. Fletcher sues and says the land was a contract. Fletcher wins.
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1808 Election
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James Madison - democratic republican; Charles Pickney - federalist; James Madison wins
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James Madison
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Fourth U.S. president
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Tecumseh and Tenkswatawa
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Shawnee Indian brothers that revived their tribe and began attacking settlers
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William Henry Harrison
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Led troops in the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek
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Battle of Tippecanoe Creek
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Indians lose and some go to Canada; Harrison tells Madison that the Indians still have guns; Tenkswatawa's curse
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June 18th, 1812
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The date the war with England was declared
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Causes of the War
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1. impressment and interference with trade; 2. guns to Indians in the Ohio River Valley; 3. failure of the economic measures; 4. war hawks - wanted war to gain land in Canada
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War Hawks
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Wanted war to gain land in Canada
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William Hull
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Leads troops to capture territory in Canada
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Thomas McDonough
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Crosses Lake Champlain on the U.S.S. President; English troops and Indians force the ship to retreat
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Oliver Perry
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Sails across Lake Erie on the U.S.S. Constituion and fight the Battle of Thames; kill Techumseh

 

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Francis Scott Key
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Wrote the Star Spangled Banner
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Albert Gallatin
Definition
One of the Americans to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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James Bayard
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One of the Americans to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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Henry Clay
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One of the Americans to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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Johnathan Russell
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One of the Americans to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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John Quincy Adams
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One of the Americans to sign the Treaty of Ghent

 

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James Gambier
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One of the Englishmen to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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Henry Ghoulbourn
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One of the Englishmen to sign the Treaty of Ghent
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William Adams
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One of the Englishmen to sing the Treaty of Ghent
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December 24th, 1814
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The date the War of 1812 ended
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