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Jeffersons test
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Question | Answer |
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1. Explain what happened when electing the US President during the Election of 1800. | Candidates/Electoral votes: John Jay (1), Charles Pinckney (64), John Adams (65), Aaron Burr (73) & Thomas Jefferson (73). Tie created desire for both Burr & Jefferson to become president. Constitution states House will decide a tie by Electoral College |
2. What were Midnight Appointments and what was important about them? | . In his last days in office, through the Federal Judiciary Act of 1801, Adams appoints many Federalist federal justices, most notably John Marshall as the Supreme Court Chief Justice & John Marbury as the Justice of the Peace in Washington, DC. |
3. What is Judicial Review and how was it established? | Judicial Review was established in Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison, when James Madison refused to honor John Adams Midnight Appointment. |
4. Explain the dilemma that Jefferson faced when presented with the possibility of acquiring the Louisiana Territory and how this came to be. | Problem: since purchasing land to increase size of U.S. not stated in Constitution, Jefferson was unsure if he had power to buy land from Napoleon for $15 M, but it offered U.S. opportunity to expand westward. |
5. What knowledge did Lewis & Clark discover during their expedition? | They acquired scientific & geographical knowledge and information about Native American life while trying to find the Northwest Passage & a direct water route to the Pacific Ocean. |
6. What impact did Sacajawea have on the Lewis & Clark Expedition? | Without Sacajawea (from Shoshone tribe) encounters with the Native Americans Natives aided the expedition by acting as guides across the Rocky Mts., providing horses, & during the winter, supplying shelter for the team. |
7. What allowed the Election of 1804 avoid the same pitfalls experienced during the Election of 1800? | During the Election of 1800 the candidate who received the most Electoral votes would become president with the runner-up would become vice-president. |
8. Describe the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. | Quite bitter after losing the election to Jefferson in 1800 due to Hamilton, from NY, who did not want his home state to leave the Union & began working against Burr once again Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel, killing Hamilton in the process. |
9. What was the purpose and outcome of Zebulon Pike’s Expedition? | Purpose of 2nd team’s expedition: to explore the southern region of the Louisiana Territory & locate water sources of Arkansas & Red Rivers. |
10. Describe the situation that led to the Embargo Act of 1807. | Between 1803-1812: British kidnapped 6,000 American sailors Jefferson remained neutral Jefferson fought back by convincing Congress to authorize the Embargo Act of 1807-which withheld U.S. goods to force France & Britain to respect U.S.’ neutrality. |