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- Washington had to surrender to the French at fort necessity this was the beginning of the
- Washington retreated and was forced to build a defensive position called
- 7. In 1804, Aaron Burr was involved with New England Federalists in this plot to break with the Union and create a "Northern Confederacy".
- 11. He led an Indian coalition in one last attempt to drive white settlers out of the Ohio Valley and was later killed during the War of 1812.
- 14. Name given to Berber Arab terrorists along the coast of north Africa that attacked shipping and extorted money across the Mediterranean Sea.
- 12. In 1806, Aaron Burr was involved in this intrigue to split lower Louisiana territory away from the Union and look to form an independent southern nation-state.
- 6. This battle after the end of the War of 1812 led Americans to believe they had won the war and made Andrew Jackson a national hero.
- 8. This treaty ended the War of 1812 without settling the major disputes between the United States and England
- 1. In 1804, Lewis and Clark led this group of 50 men on an exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
- 13. In 1814, New England Federalists held this extended conference and called for changes to the Constitution to limit federal power.
- 3. In 1807, this Act of Congress banned all export of cargo from American Ports, and stopped most imports as well.
- 9. In 1808, he was elected president and would then implement a new policy of "peaceful coercion" with England and France.
- 4. The case of Marbury vs. Madison in 1803, established what precedence with Chief Justice Marshall's ruling?
- 15. As president, his administration saw the near doubling of the nation's land and the time period or era was named after him.
- English detainment of American sailors forced into service in the English Navy.
- They felt that American honor was being violated by England on the high seas, and that Indian attacks were caused by British intrigue.
- 5. What territory was subjected to bloody fighting between antislavery "free-staters" and proslavery "border ruffians"?
- 7. What is the term for the gold miners who traveled to California?
- 23. Which of the following was probably the most effective tool for abolition? a. Fugitive Slave Law b. Uncle Tom's Cabin c. Dred Scott decision d. Calhoun Resolutions
- 30. Whose famous speech quoted Christ's words that "a house divided against itself cannot stand"? a. Henry Clay b. Stephen A. Douglas c. Abraham Lincoln d. Daniel Webster