Today, my 8th graders took a history test. The time period is that of George Washington's and John Adams's presidencies. I received a couple of interesting answers.
Question: What influences did John Marshall have on the Supreme Court?
A: He made the Supreme Court members enjoy each other.
Q: What famous ship was built during the naval buildup that Congress began during the 'quasi-war' (caused by the XYZ Affair) with France?
A: U.S.S. Arizona(?) (U.S.S. something. . .)
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Wasn't Marshall the one who did the Midnight Apointing of judges? And was the ship Old Ironsides?
Marshall was appointed by John Adams. Also, Adams appointed the midnight judges. There were no iron ships at the time. The ship was the U.S.S. Constitution. She was one of those new-fangled frigates.
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