Topic 10 Day 1

The presidential election of 1800 was historic because it was the first election:

• that involved presidential candidates from only two parties.

• in which a white man who owned enslaved people won the presidency.

• in which the electoral college overturned the popular vote.

• that was decided by the House of Representatives.

How did women in early-nineteenth-century Washington, D.C., play key roles in politics?

• by networking through female social circles

• by voting in unified blocks

• by controlling their husbands' economic affairs

• by protesting unfair legislation

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

• nominees from the party caucuses

• the candidates' wives

• favored lawyers

• members of Congress

Which statement describes actions taken by British soldiers once they entered Washington, D.C., in 1814?

• They demanded a meeting with President Madison.

• They organized a parade in an effort to persuade the Americans to surrender.

• They set fire to much of the city, including the White House.

• They stole most of the American government's vital documents.

Unlike theological seminaries that trained men for the clergy, female academies prepared women:

• for family life.

• to do housework.

• to work in politics.

• to teach.

In which state could some unmarried women vote in 1800?

• New Hampshire

• Georgia

• New Jersey

• Kentucky

Which group suffered the greatest losses in the War of 1812?

• Native Americans

• the British

• Americans

• War Hawks in Congress

Which event convinced Andrew Jackson that John Quincy Adams became president as the result of a "corrupt bargain?"

• Clay's letters to Adams were leaked to the press.

• A newspaper revealed that Adams had paid off Clay.

• Adams only appointed his own supporters to cabinet positions.

• Adams made Clay his secretary of state.

While Andrew Jackson's 1815 defeat of the British at New Orleans cemented his status as a military hero, he did not know at the time that:

• the British were already planning to withdraw.

• negotiators had signed a peace agreement two weeks earlier.

• his men had just run out of ammunition.

• his men had decided to return home after this battle.

By 1820, divorce in the United States:

• remained illegal in all states.

• was possible only in southern states.

• was possible in most states.

• was possible in every state.