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50 Cards in this Set
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Who was president from 1789-1797?
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George Washington, the 1st president of the United States
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Who was president from 1789-1797?
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George Washington, the 1st president of the United States
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Who was George Washington's wife?
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Martha Washington
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Where was George Washington's home where he retired?
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Mount Vernon
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Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army for the American Revolutionary War?
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George Washington
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How did George Washington win the Revolutionary War?
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He won because of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
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How did George Washington win the Revolutionary War?
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He won because of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
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When and where did George Washington lead the Constitutional Convention?
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Philadelphia, 1787
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Who was George Washington's Secretary of State?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
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Alexander Hamilton
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For which years did George Washington live?
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1732-1735
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For which years did George Washington live?
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1732-1799
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For which years did John Adams serve as president?
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1797-1801, 2nd president
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Which law school did John Adams go to?
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Harvard Law!
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Who was George Washington's vice president?
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John Adams, and he thought it was a pointless position!
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Who was John Adams's wife?
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Abigail Adams
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What was the X,Y,Z Affair and who was president during that time?
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There was a war between the French and English and the French foreign minister Tallyrand refused to negotiate unless given a bribe. X,Y,Z were 3 Frenchmen. The president was John Adams.
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What party was John Adams?
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Federalist
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What happened on Nov. 1, 1800, and who was president?
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Capital moved to Washington, D.C. John Adams.
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Which 2 presidents died on the same day? What day?
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. July 4, 1826.
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When was Thomas Jefferson president?
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1801-1809
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Who was Jefferson's wife?
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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
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What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?
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Monticello
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Who succeeded Ben Franklin as the Minister to France?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Which college did Thomas Jefferson go to?
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William and Mary
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Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson was a member of which political party?
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Republican (he championed the rights of states)
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Who was John Adams's vice president?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was president when the Louisiana territory was acquired? In what year?
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Thomas Jefferson, 1803
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Who was Thomas Jefferson's vice president?
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Aaron Burr
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Who was the fourth president?
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James Madison
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When was James Madison president?
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1809-1817
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Who was James Madison's wife?
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Dolley Madison
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Who wrote the Federalist Essays?
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Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay
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3 people
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Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
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James Madison
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Who was Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state?
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James Madison
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Who were the major War Hawks, and under whose presidency did they rise?
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Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, under James Madison's presidency
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What did the War Hawks want?
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They wanted a more militant policy (in response to the Embargo Act and trade w/ Napolean)
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Who was the president during the War of 1812? Who was the opponent in the war?
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James Madison, Britain
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Under whose presidency did federalism disappear?
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James Madison
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What was the name of Madison's estate?
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Montpelier, in VA
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Who was the fifth president, and what years was he in office?
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James Monroe, 1817-1825
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Who helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with Robert Livingston?
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James Monroe
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Who was secretary of war under James Monroe?
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John C. Calhoun
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Who was secretary of state under James Monroe?
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John Quincy Adams
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What was the name of the period during James Monroe's presidency?
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The Era of Good Feelings
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What was the Missouri Compromise and when was it?
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Missouri was made a slave state and Maine was made a free state. There would be no slavery NW of Missouri.
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When were the Floridas ceded to the US, and by who?
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1821, from Spain
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
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American continents can't be considered subjects for Europe's future colonization.
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Who was James Monroe's wife?
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Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
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