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15 Cards in this Set
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What was the whitehouse originally made out of?
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Sandstone
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The whitehouse was painted white because it was Scorched\Burned in what war?
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The war of 1812
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what was the name of the frigate fired on by a British ship?
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The Chesapeake
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What was the name of the British ship that fired on the Chesapeake?
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The Leopard
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Who called America an insignifigant and puny power?
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England
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The U.S. law that stopped American ships from sailing to foreign ports was called the _____
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Embargo Act
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How did the Embargo act hurt America?
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It ruined commerce, wasted food, and let ships sit in harbor and rot.
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The Americans on the frontier wanted to go to war so they could take control of what?
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Canada
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Adams most succesful appointment to the supreme court was who?
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John Marshell
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The supreme court passed a law that allowed them to declare laws created by congress unconstitutional. This law was called what?
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The Judicial act
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The taking of American sailors back to britain by British soldiers was called what?
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Impressment
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Who sold the Luisiana purchase?
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Napolean
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Who was Jeffersons secretary of treasury?
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Albert Galiton
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Who explored the rocky mountains?
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Pike
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Who blamed Hamilton for his defeat?
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Burr
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