Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
148 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Who was elected in 1789? From what party?
|
George Washington
no party |
|
Who was elected 1792? From what party?
|
George Washington
no party |
|
Who was elected 1796?
|
John Adams
|
|
Who was the Vice President of John Adams?
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
What party did John Adams belong to?
|
The Federalist Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1800?
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
What party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?
|
The Democratic-Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1804?
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
Who was elected 1808?
|
James Madison
|
|
What party did James Madison belong to?
|
The Democratic-Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1812?
|
James Madison
|
|
Who was elected in 1816?
|
James Monroe
|
|
What was party did James Monroe belong to?
|
The Democratic-Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1820?
|
James Monroe
|
|
Who was elected in 1824?
|
John Quincy Adams
|
|
Who did John Quincy Adams beat that had more votes?
|
Andrew Jackson
|
|
What party did Andrew Jackson belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1828?
|
Andrew Jackson
|
|
Who was elected in 1832?
|
Andrew Jackson
|
|
Who was elected in 1836?
|
Martin Van Buren
|
|
What party did Martin Van Buren belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
What strategy did the Whigs that turned out unsuccessfully use in the election of 1836?
|
They used sectional favorites to try and split the vote, which in turn would not allow Martin Van Buren to get a majority, and it would be thrown into the House of Representatives.
|
|
Who was elected in 1840?
|
William Henry Harrison
|
|
What party did William H. Harrison belong to?
|
The Whig Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1844?
|
James K. Polk
|
|
What party did Polk belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
What years did Henry Clay run for President in?
|
1824, 1832, and 1844
|
|
Who was elected in 1848?
|
Zachary Taylor
|
|
What party did Zachary Taylor belong to?
|
The Whig Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1852?
|
Franklin Pierce
|
|
What party did Pierce belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1856?
|
James Buchanan
|
|
What party did Buchanan belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1860?
|
Abraham Lincoln
|
|
Who was elected in 1864?
|
Abraham Lincoln
|
|
What party did Lincoln belong to?
|
The Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1868?
|
Ulysses S. Grant
|
|
Who was elected in 1872
|
Ulysses S. Grant
|
|
What party did Grant belong to?
|
The Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1876?
|
Rutherford B. Hayes
|
|
What event lead to Hayes's election?
|
The Compromise of 1877
(troops out of south, and other promises so hayes could get elected) |
|
Who was elected in 1880?
|
James Garfield
|
|
Who was the Vice President of Garfield?
|
Chester Arthur
|
|
When did Arthur become President?
|
1881 (assasination of Garfield)
|
|
Who was elected in 1884?
|
Grover Cleveland
|
|
What party did Cleveland belong to?
|
The Democratic Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1888?
|
Benjamin Harrison
|
|
What party did Benjamin Harrison belong to?
|
The Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in 1892?
|
Grover Cleveland
|
|
Who did Cleveland beat in the election of 1892?
|
Benjamin Harrison
|
|
Who did Benjamin Harrison beat in the election of 1888?
|
Grover Cleveland
|
|
Who was elected in the election of 1896?
|
William McKinley
|
|
What party did William McKinley belong to?
|
The Republican Party
|
|
Who was elected in the electino of 1900?
|
William McKinley
|
|
When did Andrew Johnson become president?
|
1865 (Lincoln's assasination)
|
|
When did John Tyler become President?
|
1841 (Harrison dies)
|
|
Who was the Vice President of Harrison?
|
John Tyler
|
|
When did Millar Fillmore become President?
|
1850 (Taylor dies)
|
|
Who was the Vice President of Jefferson in 1801?
|
Aaron burr (tie in the Electoral College because votes for President and VP were undistinct)
|
|
What was the current american midwest(from The Mississippi River to Northern Montana) called?
|
The Louisiana Purchase
|
|
When was the Louisiana Purchase made?
|
1803
|
|
Who was the Louisiana Purchase purchased from?
|
France
|
|
How much was Louisiana Territory purchased for?
|
$15 million USD
|
|
Who were the Americans who negotiated for the Louisiana Territory and what were their original instructions?
|
James Monroe and Robert Livingston; to purchase New Orleans and any land east for $10 million
|
|
How was Florida acquired?
|
Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819
|
|
When was Florida acquired?
|
1819
|
|
Who was Florida purchased from?
|
Spain
|
|
What were the terms of the Florida Purchase Treaty?
|
US could have Florida if they gave up claims to TX.
|
|
When was Texas added?
|
1845
|
|
Who was Texas acquired from?
|
TRICK QUESTION!!
Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836, and as a Lone Republic was added to the states, though Mexico still held loose claims. |
|
How was southern AZ/NM acquired
|
the gadsen purchase
|
|
When was the Gadsen Purchase?
|
1853
|
|
Who was the Gadsen Purchase from?
|
Mexico
|
|
Why was the gadsen Purchase made?
|
To enable the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad to be easily built in the US in the south?
|
|
How much did the Gadsen Purchase cost?
|
$10 million USD
|
|
How were CA, UT, AR, and NM acquired
|
mexican cession
|
|
When was the Mexican cession?
|
1848
|
|
Cut and paste this "http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/arjun/territory.jpg" into your browser and lable each Territory.
|
A. Purchased from Russia in 1867.
B. Oregon Territory-Title Established 1846 C. Ceded by Mexico-1848 D. Lousiana Purchase-1803 E. F. Texas Annexed-1845 G. Gadsden Purchase-1853 H. Ceded by Spain-1813 I. Territory of the Original Thirteen States |
|
What treaty gave the United States the Mexican Cession
|
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
|
|
Who organized the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
|
Nicholas Trist
|
|
What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
|
It confirmed American ownership of Texas |
Yielded Mexican cession territory | US paid 15 million and assumed claims of citizens against Mexico |
|
How were Washington, Oregon, and Idaho acquired?
|
Claims of this oregon territory by spain, russia, US, britain
Spain gave up claims in Guadalupe-Hildalgo Russia gave up all claims south of 54 degrees 40 minutes due to treaties w/America and Britain dispute between Britain and America settled with the Compromise lLine of 1846 |
|
How was Northern Maine acquired?
|
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
|
|
When was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty signed.
|
1842
|
|
Who got what in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
|
America got more land (12,000 sq miles as opposed to 7,000)and mesabi iron ore later discovered as result of the adjustment of the border.
British got the desired Halifax-Quebec route. |
|
When were Articles of Confederation adopted?
|
1777
|
|
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
|
The Treaty of Paris
|
|
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
|
September 3, 1783
|
|
inscrutable
|
difficult to understand
|
|
sedulous
|
persistent in effort
|
|
peremptory
|
putting an end to all debate or action
|
|
revile
|
to assail with abusive language
|
|
expiate
|
to make amends for
|
|
undulate
|
to cause wavelike motions
|
|
denizen
|
a resident
|
|
impalpable
|
intangible
|
|
requite
|
to make repayment for
|
|
scrutinize
|
inspect carefully
|
|
colloquy
|
formal conversation
|
|
somniferous
|
inducing sleep
|
|
deleterious
|
having bad effects
|
|
obeisance
|
a gesture suggesting homage
|
|
sumptuary
|
regulating personal expenditures
|
|
heterodox
|
not in agreement with regulated beliefs like the church
|
|
rotundity
|
plump!
|
|
veneration
|
profound respect
|
|
ethereal
|
like an angel
|
|
effluence
|
the act of flowing out
|
|
pensive
|
dreamily thoughtful
|
|
vicissitude
|
change or variation
|
|
exemplary
|
worthy of imitation
|
|
cadence
|
balanced,rythmic flow
|
|
paramour
|
lover in adulterous situation
|
|
attest
|
to confirm to be true
|
|
acquiesce
|
to agree w/o protest
|
|
estrange
|
to make hostile
|
|
inimical
|
injurious
|
|
palliate
|
to make a crime seem less serious
|
|
indubitable
|
unquestionable
|
|
infamy
|
evil fame
|
|
farthingale
|
support worn beneath a skirt
|
|
ignonimy
|
great personal dishonor
|
|
contumacy
|
stubbornness
|
|
sagacious
|
having shown sound judgement and foresight
|
|
exhort
|
to urge by strong argument or advice
|
|
superfluous
|
goin above and beyond
|
|
succor
|
assistance in time of distress or need
|
|
subtile
|
subtle?
|
|
diabolical
|
evil, satanic
|
|
efficacious
|
producing a desired effect
|
|
depondency
|
giving of testimony
|
|
scurrilous
|
dependence
|
|
auspicious
|
prosperous
|
|
incongrous
|
not in rhythm with the rest
|
|
caprice
|
an impulsive change of mind
|
|
asperity
|
roughness or harshness
|
|
vivacity
|
liveliness
|
|
scintillate
|
to sparkle or shine
|
|
loquacity
|
talkativeness
|
|
subjugate
|
to bring under control
|
|
choleric
|
easily angered
|
|
dryad
|
a wood nymph
|
|
canker
|
ulceration of mouth or lip
|
|
potentate
|
monarch
|
|
repugnance
|
extreme dislike
|
|
transgress
|
exceed or overstep
|
|
apotheosize
|
to glorify
|
|
indefatigueable
|
tireless
|