AP History Ch. 10

Adams made Clay his secretary of state

If Andrew Jackson had any doubts that John Quincey Adams became president in 1824 as a result of a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay, he became confident that he was right when

He wasn't sure he had constitutional authority to make the purchase

What "qualm" did Thomas Jefferson have over purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

Spain had turned over the territory to France, which was then under the rule of powerful expansionist Napoleon

Events in the Louisiana Territory in 1802 alerted the United States to a potential national security problem, as

seventeen northern congressmen voted with their southern colleagues in the interest of sectional political harmony

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was successful in the House of Representatives only because

were enthusiastic for expansion, ready to subdue Native Americans standing in the way of white settlement, and eager to declare war on England

War Hawks were young congressmen who

as property themselves, slaves could not enter into contractual obligations, including marriage

Slave marriages were not governed by the unequal power relationships characteristic of white marriages because

he was picking up where Jefferson and Madison had left off, using the power of the government to advance knowledge

By proposing federally funded internal improvements, scientific research, and a national university located in Washington, D.C., President John Quincy Adams believed

leave as many Federalists as possible in government positions as political counterweights to the incoming Republican administration

In his last weeks as president in 1801, John Adams appointed his famous "midnight judges" as a way to

making the president's residence seem more domestic and inviting

James Madison followed many of Jefferson's policies; however, he took the presidency in a new direction by

the candidates' wives

Who served as unofficial campaign managers for the five candidates running for the presidency in 1824?

death of over 500 Native Americans

The Battle of Horseshoe Band was marked by the

ran the postal system, collected customs duties, staffed lighthouses, conducted a periodic census, and maintained federal courts

President Jefferson believed that a properly limited federal government

proved impossible because of the complexities of domestic and foreign issues

The nineteenth century opened with President Thomas Jefferson attempting to create a more limited government than that erected by his Federalist predecessors, an effort that

hang 27 black men for contemplating rebellion

The alleged plot by Gabriel, a 24-year-old slave, to stage a slave rebellion led white Virginians to

to be decided in the House of Representatives

The presidential election of 1824 was notable because it was the last

Florida

In the Adams-Onis Treaty, the United States obtained from Spain the territory of

was the one aspect of family law that had changed since the eighteenth century and, while difficult to obtain, was possible in most states

By 1820, divorce in the United States

dressed in men's clothes and preached openly in Rhode Island and Philadelphia

Jemima Wilkinson was an exhorting woman; specifically, she

the Supreme Court's claim to the right of judicial review

The most lasting effect of Marbury v. Madison (1803) was

set fire to much of the city

When British soldiers entered Washington, D.C., in 1814, they

manufacturing sector, because the embargo and trade stoppages meant that American factories received a temporary respite from competition with the British

U.S. involvement in the War of 1812 encouraged economic growth in the

feelings were that a one-party government would, of course, be harmonious

A contemporary newspaper dubbed the first term of President James Monroe the "Era of Good Feelings," a designation indicating that

rejecting assimilation and proudly embracing Native American traditions

Tecumseh responded to the many challenges facing Native Americans in the early republic by

a wife's civic or legal existence was completely subsumed by that of her husband

In the early nineteenth century, the Anglo-American view of women was embodied in the legal concept of feme convert, which held that

establishing good relations with many Indian tribes and collecting valuable information on the peoples, plants, animals, and geography of the region

The exploration of the Spanish and Indian territory west of the Mississippi River by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark was successful in

negotiating with several Native American chiefs who had no legitimate claims to the land they ceded to the U.S. government

In negotiating the Treaty of Fort Wayne in 1809, William Henry Harrison angered the Shawnee chief Tecumseh by

an unprecedented five candidates seeking the support of one political party

The presidential election of 1824 was complicated by

was unconstitutional to promote financial schemes that would allow rich men to become richer without enhancing the natural productivity of America

One of the major criticisms Thomas Jefferson leveled against Alexander Hamilton's vision of government was that it

Indians

The group that suffered the greatest losses in the War of 1812 was the

single

A woman in the early republic who owned and conveyed property, made contracts, and initiated lawsuits was probably

the War of 1812 had been over for two weeks

While Andrew Jackson's defeat of the British at New Orleans cemented his status as a military hero, what he did not know at the time was that

passed by a vote that was divided along sectional line

The war with Great Britain declared by Congress in 1812 was

bringing U.S. exporting to a standstill, increasing unemployment, and seriously reducing government revenues

The Embargo Act of 1807 affected the United States by

virtuous, independent farmer who owned and worked his land both for himself and for the market

According to Thomas Jefferson, the source of true freedom in America was the

make an important point about republican simplicity and manners

Thomas Jefferson made it a point to dress in plain, casual clothing to

although Hamilton was no fan of Jefferson, he believed that the corrupt Burr would prove far more dangerous to the republic should he be elected president

As the presidential election of 1800 played out in the House of Representatives, Federalist Alexander Hamilton supported Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr because

it represented a though yet peaceful repudiation of the monarchial power of the Federalists

When Thomas Jefferson referred to his successful bid for the presidency in 1800 as the "revolution of 1800," he meant that

actually settled few of the issues that had led to war

The Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812

prohibited trade with England and France and their colonies

The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809

forbid American ships from engaging in trade in any foreign port and thus make England suffer while preventing illegal trade through secondary ports

The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed by Congress to

did little to change any laws relating to domestic relations

When faced with the opportunity to rewrite the laws of domestic relations, state legislatures generally

hosted members of Congress, cabinet officers, and other distinguished guests for weekly parties

Under the leadership of Dolley madison, the White House

construction of a pan-Indian confederacy

Tecumseh's most impressive achievement was probably his

"are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power."

In 1823, President James Monroe issued that what became known as the Monroe Doctrine, a statement that the Americas

package of protective tariffs to promote manufacturing and federal expenditures for internal improvements

Henry Clay's America System was a

basically died as a political force, having opposed a war that most Americans chose to view as a nationalistic and patriotic victory over England

As a result of the War of 1812, the Federalist Party

make Missouri a free state

James Tallmadge Jr.'s amendments to the Missouri statehood bill of 1819 were controversial because their ultimate effect would have been to

he had not developed the political horse sense necessary to survive in America's rough-and-tumble world of electoral politics

John Quincey Adams was a one-term president primarily because

helped established an important social network in Washington

The custom of paying calls

by influencing patronage, writing letters of recommendation, and shaping personal connections

Women in early-nineteenth-century Washington, D.C., played an important role in political circles