USH Midterm Review

Front

What stunning victory in the War of 1812 made Andrew Jackson a national hero?

Back

Battle of New Orleans

Front

What law passed by Jefferson in 1807 banned all American trade with the rest of the world?

Back

Embargo Act

Front

The explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the ______________________________

Back

Louisiana Purchase

Front

What act declared that the United States would pursue a policy of friendliness and impartiality between both Britain and France?

Back

Proclamation of Neutrality

Front

What was the first English colony in North America, established in 1607?

Back

Jamestown

Front

Who negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty, allowing the US to buy Florida from Spain for 5 million dollars?

Back

John Quincy Adams

Front

A __________ is an armed group of temporary, citizen soldiers

Back

militia

Front

What term refers to a tax on items produced and consumed in the colonies, first enforced by Britain over the American colonies in the Stamp Act?

Back

internal tax

Front

Who aided Lewis and Clark in their explorations of the Louisiana Purchase?

Back

Sacagawea

Answer explanation

Sacagawea aided Lewis and Clark in their explorations of the Louisiana Purchase

Front

The Virginia Plan proposed a _____________ legislature, which means “two houses”, with representation in both being based on population

Back

bicameral