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| What is Laissez-faire? | A French word that means let alone, Jefferson thought the government should play as small of a role as possible in economic affairs |
| What affect did Jefferson have on the army and the navy? | He decreased the size of them |
| What affect did Jefferson have on the Whiskey tax? | He got it repealed |
| Under Jefferson, how long did a foreigner have to wait to become a citizen? | Five years |
| Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under Jefferson? | John Marshall |
| What was Marybury vs. Madison about? | On John Adams last night in office he appointed William Marbury to the Supreme Court, but Jefferson ordered Madison, the Secretary of State not to deliver the papers confirming his appointment. Marybury then sued Madison |
| What was the result of the Marbury vs. Madison case? | ruled against Marbury. The Judiciary Act said that only the Supreme Court could decide a case against a federal oficial. Supreme Court ruled the Judiciary Act unconstitutional. If the Constitution didn't give them that power, Congress couldn't either. |
| What is judicial review? | It is the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by Congress are Constitutional |
| What was Pickney's Treaty? | Spain agreed to let Americans ship goods down the Mississippi River to New Orleans without problems |
| Spain signed a treaty with ______ (a person) which gave France back Louisiana. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Why would Napoleon want Louisiana? | He wanted to grow food in Louisiana and send it to Haiti. Haiti was the richest French colony in the Caribbean. African slaves decided to revolt and Toussaint L'Ouverture led his followers to independence in Haiti and ruined Napoleon's dreams of an Amer |
| When Jefferson sent two men to France, what were they suppose to buy and what did they get. | They were suppose to buy New Orleans and West Florida for $10 million, they got the whole Louisiana Purchase for $15 million. |
| Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase? | He needed the money for wars in Europe |
| How does the purchase of the Louisiana Territory go against Jefferson's view of the strict interpretation of the Constitution? | The Consititution did not allow the President to buy land, but it would allow him to sign a treaty so he signed a treaty with France and then the Senate approved the treaty. |
| Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase? | Meriweather Lewis and William Clark |
| A long journey or voyage or exploration is called an ____________. _______. | expedition |
| Where did Lewis and Clark's exploration start? | St. Louis |
| Who was the Shoshone woman who acted as Lewis and Clark's interpreter? | Sacajawea |
| A mountain range that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent. | Continental Divide |
| Who is most famous for naming Pikes Peak? | Zebulon Pike |
| What is impressement? | Capturing ships and making the crew serve on their ships |
| The name for North African Nations that lived along the coast and were attacking American ships was ______. | The Barbary Coast |
| What did the Barbary Coast states say they needed in order to stop the impressment of American sailors? | a yearly tribute or bribe |
| Which country demanded a higher tribute than usual and Jefferson refused to pay it and put a blockade on their port? | Tripoli |
| What was the Embargo Act of 1807? | It said Americans could not export or import goods from foreign countries |
| Who did the Embargo Act hurt the most? | the Americans |
| a ban on trade with another country is called an ________. | Embargo |
| A person who violates trade laws by illegally sneaking goods into or out of a country | smuggler |
| What was the Nonintercourse Agreement? | It allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France |
| What was the most unpopular act of President Jefferson's career? | Embargo Act |
| Who was chosen as our fourth President? | James Madison |
| Who did George Washington send in to defeat the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. | Wayne (Mad) Anthony |
| What was the Treaty of Grenville? | It said that the Native Americans would give up land that would later be part of Ohio and they received $20,000 and the promise of more money if they kept the peace |
| He was defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek. | Tecumseh |
| People who wanted war with Great Britain were called __________. | War Hawks |
| Did the New Englanders want war with England? | no, they wanted to restore trade with Britain |
| A pride or devotion to one's country is called ____________. | Nationalism |
| Who was the most outspoken War Hawk? | Henry Clay |
| What other area did Henry Clay want to conquer? | He wanted to conquer Canada. He thought they would be happy to leave the British empire and join the United States |
| Who did Florida belong to? | It belonged to Spain, who was an ally of the British. If they went to war with Britain and won,they could seize Florida |
| Were the New Englanders in favor of war with Great Britain? | no |
| What did New Englanders call the War with Great Britain? | Mr. Madison's War |
| Was Britain ready for a war with the U.S.? | no, they were also at war with France |
| What famous U.S. ship was called "Old Ironsides" | the U.S.S. Constitution |
| Who was the naval officer who said, "We have met the enemy and they are ours." | Oliver Perry |
| When the British set the capital on fire, who gathered important papers and saved a portrait of George Washington? | Dolly Madison |
| What important event happened at the Battle of Fort McHenry? | Francis Scott Key wrote our "Star Spangled Banner" |
| What officer became famous because of the Battle of New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
| Why was the Battle of New Orleans called a useless battle? | The peace treaty was signed two weeks before the battle, but communication was so slow, no one knew. |
| What was the Hartford Convention? | Delegates from around New England met in Hartford, Connecticut and agreeded to leave the Union if the War of 1812 continued. |
| What Treaty ended the War of 1812? | The Treaty of Ghent |
| This was set as the boundary between the United States and Canada. | the 49th parallel |
| What were the conditions of the Treaty of Ghent? | John Quincy Adams said, "Nothing was adjusted,nothing was settled" Britian and the United States agreeded to restore prewar conditions and nothing was said about impressment or the rights of neutral nations. |
| Why is the War of 1812 sometimes called the "Useless War" | There might not have been a War of 1812 if telegraphs or telephones had existed at that time. Had the United States learned on June 16th that Britain had agreed to stop interfering with American shipping, it might not have declared war on June 18th. Als |
| the practice of seizing American ships and forcing them to serve on British ships was called ___________. | impressment |
| Who led a rebellion in Haiti? | Toussaint L'Ouverture |
| What was the only Federalist policy that was not repealed by President Jefferson? | The Bank of the United States |
| He was a powerful Supreme Court Justice | John Marshall |
| Why did the United States go to war with Tripoli? | they demanded a bribe to protect American ships |
| This Act said the United States could trade with all countries except Great Britain and France. | Non-intercourse Act |
| Which Native American gained the respect of white leaders for his ability to unite the Native Americans | Tecumseh |
| What did the Treaty of Ghent establish? | nothing important |
| Why did the War Hawks want war with Great Britain? | to add territory to the United States and stop the impressment of U.S. soldiers. |
