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Before his judicial career, Samuel Chase co-founded a chapter of the Sons of Liberty and led opposition to the 1765 Stamp Act in Maryland.
Answer: True
Chase was a key figure in Maryland's revolutionary movement, co-founding the Anne Arundel County chapter of the Sons of Liberty and leading opposition to the 1765 Stamp Act.
Samuel Chase was a strong supporter of the U.S. Constitution at the 1788 Maryland Ratifying Convention.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase was a prominent Anti-Federalist who argued against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution at the 1788 Maryland Ratifying Convention.
Samuel Chase was a signatory of both the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland.
Answer: True
As a representative for Maryland, Samuel Chase was a signatory of both the 1774 Continental Association, which established a trade boycott against Great Britain, and the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
Samuel Chase was expelled from the Forensic Club for publishing an article critical of loyalist politicians.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase was expelled from the Forensic Club in 1762 for what was described as 'extremely irregular and indecent' behavior, not for publishing a critical article.
Samuel Chase was educated at home by his father, Reverend Thomas Chase, before studying law in Annapolis.
Answer: True
Samuel Chase was the son of Reverend Thomas Chase, who provided his early education at home. At age 18, he went to Annapolis to study law.
Chase's public dispute in 1766 involved an open letter where he accused his detractors of arrogance and being tools of proprietary influence.
Answer: True
In a public dispute in 1766, Chase responded to accusations from loyalists by publishing an open letter accusing them of arrogance and being tools of proprietary influence.
The Continental Association, which Chase signed, was an agreement to declare independence from Great Britain.
Answer: False
The Continental Association of 1774, which Chase signed, was an agreement to implement a trade boycott against Great Britain, not a declaration of independence.
William Paca was a consistent political opponent of Samuel Chase throughout his career.
Answer: False
William Paca was a friend and political ally of Samuel Chase; together they co-founded a chapter of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Chase was a co-founder of the Anne Arundel County chapter of which revolutionary group?
Answer: The Sons of Liberty
Samuel Chase was a co-founder of the Anne Arundel County chapter of the Sons of Liberty, a grassroots revolutionary organization that resisted British policies.
What was Samuel Chase's stance at the 1788 Maryland Ratifying Convention for the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: He was a prominent Anti-Federalist who argued against ratification.
At the 1788 Maryland Ratifying Convention, Samuel Chase was a prominent Anti-Federalist who argued against the ratification of the new U.S. Constitution.
Which two founding documents did Samuel Chase sign as a representative of Maryland?
Answer: The Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence
As a delegate for Maryland, Samuel Chase signed two crucial founding documents: the 1774 Continental Association and the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
The Continental Association, signed by Chase in 1774, was an agreement to do what?
Answer: Implement a trade boycott against Great Britain.
The Continental Association, adopted by the First Continental Congress in 1774, was an agreement among the colonies to implement a trade boycott against Great Britain in protest of the Intolerable Acts.
According to the source, Samuel Chase was expelled from the Forensic Club in 1762 for what reason?
Answer: 'Extremely irregular and indecent' behavior.
In 1762, Samuel Chase was expelled from the Forensic Club, an Annapolis debating society, for 'extremely irregular and indecent' behavior.
Which of these individuals was NOT a signatory of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland alongside Samuel Chase?
Answer: Thomas Johnson, Junr.
The signatories of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland were Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Thomas Johnson, Junr. signed the Continental Association with Chase but not the Declaration.
Who was Samuel Chase's father?
Answer: Reverend Thomas Chase, a clergyman.
Samuel Chase's father was Reverend Thomas Chase, a clergyman who immigrated to Maryland and provided his son's early education.
In a public dispute in 1766, what did loyalists like Walter Dulany accuse Samuel Chase of being?
Answer: A 'reckless incendiary' and 'ringleader of mobs'
During a public dispute in 1766, loyalists like Walter Dulany published an article accusing Samuel Chase of being a 'reckless incendiary' and a 'ringleader of mobs' due to his revolutionary activities.
Where did Samuel Chase study law after being educated at home?
Answer: In Annapolis, under attorney John Hall.
After being educated at home by his father, Samuel Chase moved to Annapolis at age 18 to study law under attorney John Hall.
Samuel Chase was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, which led to his appointment to the Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase was a member of the Federalist Party and was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George Washington in 1796, not by his political rival Thomas Jefferson.
Samuel Chase served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court from 1796 until his death in 1811.
Answer: True
President George Washington appointed Chase in 1796, and he served on the Supreme Court until he died in 1811.
Samuel Chase served simultaneously as chief justice of the District Criminal Court in Baltimore and Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court for a period of five years.
Answer: True
From 1791 to 1796, Samuel Chase simultaneously held the positions of chief justice of the District Criminal Court in Baltimore and Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court.
Samuel Chase served on the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice John Blair.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase succeeded John Blair on the Supreme Court and served as an Associate Justice during the Marshall Court, named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Samuel Chase served on the Supreme Court for approximately 15 years.
Answer: True
Samuel Chase served as an Associate Justice from his appointment in 1796 until his death in 1811, a term of 15 years.
Who appointed Samuel Chase to the United States Supreme Court in 1796?
Answer: George Washington
President George Washington, a Federalist, appointed Samuel Chase as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1796.
Which political party was Samuel Chase affiliated with during his time on the Supreme Court?
Answer: Federalist
Samuel Chase was a member of the Federalist Party, which was a source of conflict with the Democratic-Republican administration of Thomas Jefferson.
Before his Supreme Court appointment, Samuel Chase held which of the following judicial roles in Maryland?
Answer: Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court
Before his federal appointment, Chase held several judicial roles in Maryland, including serving as Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court from 1791 to 1796.
During which historical period of the Supreme Court did Samuel Chase serve as an Associate Justice?
Answer: The Marshall Court
Samuel Chase served as an Associate Justice from 1801 to 1811 during the Marshall Court, the period when John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the United States.
Who succeeded Samuel Chase on the Supreme Court after his death?
Answer: Gabriel Duvall
Following Samuel Chase's death in 1811, he was succeeded on the Supreme Court by Gabriel Duvall.
Samuel Chase was the second Supreme Court Justice to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase holds the unique distinction of being the only U.S. Supreme Court Justice ever to have been impeached.
The impeachment proceedings against Chase were initiated by his political rival, Vice President Aaron Burr.
Answer: False
The impeachment was initiated by President Thomas Jefferson's allies in the House of Representatives after he suggested that Chase's partisan conduct should not go unpunished. Vice President Aaron Burr presided over the Senate trial but did not initiate the proceedings.
The eight articles of impeachment against Chase were exclusively focused on his handling of the trial of John Fries.
Answer: False
The eight articles of impeachment covered a range of alleged misconduct, including his handling of the John Fries trial, the James Callender trial, his actions toward a Delaware grand jury, and his inflammatory remarks to a Baltimore grand jury.
During his impeachment trial, the prosecution was led by President Thomas Jefferson himself.
Answer: False
While President Jefferson encouraged the impeachment, the prosecution on behalf of the House of Representatives was led by Virginia Representative John Randolph.
Chase's defense during his impeachment trial argued that all his judicial actions were based on precedent and duty, not political bias.
Answer: True
The core of Chase's defense was that his actions were not motivated by political bias but by adherence to judicial precedent and his duties as a judge.
One of the articles of impeachment against Chase concerned his refusal to discharge a grand jury in Delaware until they indicted a specific printer.
Answer: True
One of the articles of impeachment specifically concerned an 1800 incident where Chase refused to discharge a grand jury in New Castle, Delaware, until they indicted a printer he believed was guilty of sedition.
Chase's actions in the trial of Thomas Cooper under the Alien and Sedition Acts were seen as impartial and fair.
Answer: False
Chase's conduct in the 1800 trial of Thomas Cooper under the Alien and Sedition Acts was considered highly partisan, with Chase acting more like a prosecutor than a judge. This was one of the specific actions that led to his impeachment.
What unique distinction does Samuel Chase hold in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Answer: He was the only justice to have ever been impeached.
Samuel Chase is the only U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history to have been impeached by the House of Representatives.
Which of the following was NOT a reason cited for the impeachment of Samuel Chase?
Answer: His opposition to the Declaration of Independence.
Chase was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. The articles of impeachment against him focused on his judicial conduct, including his handling of the Fries and Callender trials and his partisan remarks to grand juries.
Who presided over the Senate impeachment trial of Samuel Chase?
Answer: Vice President Aaron Burr
As Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr presided over the Senate impeachment trial of Samuel Chase.
What prompted President Jefferson to initiate the impeachment process against Justice Chase?
Answer: Chase's 'seditious and official attack' on Republican principles in a speech to a grand jury.
President Jefferson was prompted to suggest impeachment after learning of Chase's address to a Baltimore grand jury, which Jefferson considered a 'seditious and official attack' on Republican principles.
Who led the prosecution on behalf of the House of Representatives during Chase's impeachment trial?
Answer: John Randolph
The prosecution team, acting on behalf of the House of Representatives, was led by Virginia Representative John Randolph.
What was the core argument of Samuel Chase's defense team during his trial?
Answer: That his judicial actions were based on precedent and duty, not political bias.
The central argument of Chase's defense team was that his judicial actions were not driven by political bias but were based on his adherence to legal precedent and his duty as a judge.
What was the subject of the final (eighth) article of impeachment against Samuel Chase?
Answer: His 'intemperate and inflammatory' remarks to a Baltimore grand jury.
The eighth and final article of impeachment was directed at Chase's 'intemperate and inflammatory' remarks to a Baltimore grand jury, which President Jefferson considered a seditious attack on Republican principles.
Samuel Chase's acquittal in his impeachment trial established a precedent that strengthened the independence of the federal judiciary from partisan attacks.
Answer: True
The acquittal established a precedent that judges should not be removed for political reasons or for the quality of their judicial performance alone, thereby safeguarding the judiciary from partisan attacks.
The Senate vote to convict Samuel Chase failed by a single vote on the most serious charge.
Answer: False
The vote for conviction failed to reach the required two-thirds majority on all articles. The closest vote was 18 for conviction to 16 for acquittal, four votes short of the 23 needed.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist argued that senators acquitted Chase because they believed his actions, while partisan, did not meet the high standard for removal from office.
Answer: True
In his book *Grand Inquests*, Chief Justice William Rehnquist argued that some senators voted for acquittal because they doubted that the 'quality' of Chase's judging, while partisan, was a sufficient ground for removal from office.
What was the outcome of Samuel Chase's impeachment trial in the Senate in 1805?
Answer: He was acquitted of all charges.
On March 1, 1805, the Senate voted to acquit Samuel Chase of all charges, as the prosecution failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority for conviction on any of the articles.
According to the source, what was the historical significance of Chase's acquittal?
Answer: It helped safeguard the independence of the federal judiciary.
Historians widely agree that Chase's acquittal was significant because it established a precedent that limited the use of impeachment as a purely political weapon against the judiciary, thereby strengthening the principle of judicial independence.
According to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, why did some partisan senators vote to acquit Chase?
Answer: They doubted that the 'quality' of his judging was a sufficient reason for removal.
According to Chief Justice William Rehnquist's analysis, some senators voted for acquittal, despite their political opposition to Chase, because they did not believe that the 'quality' of his judging met the high standard of an impeachable offense.
The nickname 'Demosthenes of Maryland' was given to Samuel Chase due to his quiet and reserved nature in court.
Answer: False
The nickname 'Demosthenes of Maryland' referenced the famous Greek orator, indicating that Chase was known for his powerful and effective speaking abilities, not for being quiet.
At the time of his death, Samuel Chase was a slaver who owned 15 enslaved people.
Answer: True
The source material confirms that Samuel Chase was a slaver and owned 15 enslaved people at the time of his death.
The Chase-Lloyd House in Annapolis was built and lived in by Samuel Chase for his entire life.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase began construction of the Chase-Lloyd House in 1769 but sold the mansion unfinished in 1771.
Samuel Chase's nickname 'Old Bacon Face' was due to his ruddy complexion or his tendency to flush when angered or excited.
Answer: True
The nickname 'Old Bacon Face' is attributed to Chase's ruddy complexion or his tendency to flush when angered or excited.
Samuel Chase died of a heart attack in 1811 and was buried in his home state of Maryland.
Answer: True
Samuel Chase died of a heart attack in 1811 and was interred in Old Saint Paul's Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
A World War II cargo ship, the SS Samuel Chase, was named in his honor.
Answer: True
A World War II Liberty Ship, a class of cargo vessel, was named the SS Samuel Chase in his honor.
Samuel Chase had a total of seven children from his two marriages to Anne Baldwin and Hannah Kilty.
Answer: False
Samuel Chase had seven children with his first wife, Anne Baldwin, and two daughters with his second wife, Hannah Kilty, for a total of nine children.
Samuel Chase's 1811 portrait was painted by John Wesley Jarvis and is housed in the National Portrait Gallery.
Answer: True
The 1811 portrait of Samuel Chase mentioned in the source was painted by John Wesley Jarvis and is housed in the National Portrait Gallery.
What was the nickname given to Samuel Chase that referenced his powerful speaking abilities?
Answer: Demosthenes of Maryland
In a reference to the famed Greek orator, Samuel Chase was nicknamed the 'Demosthenes of Maryland' for his powerful and effective speaking abilities.
What was the cause of Samuel Chase's death in 1811?
Answer: A heart attack
Samuel Chase died of a heart attack in 1811 at the age of 70.
What is the Chase-Lloyd House, which Samuel Chase began building in 1769?
Answer: A mansion in Annapolis that is now a National Historic Landmark.
The Chase-Lloyd House, which Samuel Chase began building in 1769, is a prominent mansion in Annapolis, Maryland, that is now recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
Who painted the 1811 portrait of Samuel Chase that is now in the National Portrait Gallery?
Answer: John Wesley Jarvis
The 1811 portrait of Samuel Chase that is now in the National Portrait Gallery was painted by John Wesley Jarvis.
What honor was bestowed upon Samuel Chase posthumously during World War II?
Answer: A Liberty Ship, the SS Samuel Chase, was named for him.
During World War II, Samuel Chase was honored when a Liberty Ship, a class of cargo vessel, was named the SS Samuel Chase.
What information does the source provide about Samuel Chase's connection to slavery?
Answer: He owned 15 enslaved people at the time of his death.
The source indicates that Samuel Chase was a slaver, owning 15 enslaved people at the time of his death in 1811.