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Ch. 9
The Era of Jefferson
Question | Answer |
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Who was the president before Jefferson took office? | John Adams |
What were the dominating political parties during the era of Jefferson? | Federalists and Republicans |
Who was the vice president in 1800? | Aaron Burr |
What describes a "hands off" approach to government, especially concerning economic affairs? | laissez faire |
What power is given to the Supreme Court to determine if laws are constitutional? | judicial review |
Who were the leaders of an expedition into the Louisiana territory? | Lewis and Clark |
Female Native American guide that helped Lewis and Clark was named? | Sacagawea |
What is it called when a government bans trade with another country? | embargo |
Leader of France that approved the sale of the Louisiana Territory to the united States. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
Important port at the southern end of the Mississippi river. | Port of New Orleans |
What country did the Louisiana Territory belong to before it turned over to France? | Spain |
Who was the navy officer that led troops on a mission against the Barbary pirates? | Stephen Decatur |
What is it called to have one country pay off another for protection? | tribute |
What is it to trade or import goods illegally? | smuggle |
Shawnee leader that would organize western tribes against expansion into Native American lands. | Tecumseh |
How did Jefferson get around the Constitution to justify the purchase of the Louisiana Territory? | called it a treaty |
What Caribbean island rebelled against French rule and help persuade Napoleon to part with the Louisiana Territory? | Haiti |
Who was the governor of the Indiana Territory that was in conflict with Tecumseh? | William Henry Harrison |
What did Pinckney's Treaty allow? | American usage of the Port of New Orleans |
Who was the president during the War of 1812? | James Madison |
What were supporters of the War of 1812 called? | war hawks |
Who would have been punished under the Sedition Act? | citizens who openly were critical of the government |
What type of society did Jefferson envision America would become? | Agrarian society |
Who did the United States fight against during the War of 1812? | Great Britain |
Who was the commander of American troops at the Battle of New Orleans? | General Andrew Jackson |
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