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chapter 10
Louisiana territory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Jefferson want discovered from the expedition to the Louisiana Territory? | He wanted: 1)scientific information about plants,animals and people 2)accurate maps and other geographic information 3) the Northwest Passage |
| What problem troubled Jefferson about his purchase of Louisiana? | The Constitution did not empower the president to buy land. |
| Judicial review | 1) It allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. 2) It increased the power of the Supreme Court. 3) It made the Supreme Court the final interpretaion of the Constitution. |
| The Embargo Act of 1807 | 1)It banned all U.S. merchant ships from sailing to foreign ports 2) Kept the United States out of the Napoleonic Wars 3)American farmers and merchants suffered no trade. |
| What issues existed between the United States and Great Britain before the War of 1812? | 1)The British were interfering with American trade by seizing American ships and sailors at sea 2) |