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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