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Thomas Jefferson Rev
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Question | Answer |
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Define: Tax on foreign imported goods | Tariff |
Define: Laws that violate the intent of the framers of the Constitution | Unconstitutional |
Define: To pay money $$$ in order to trade freely | Tribute |
Define: Resulted in electors voting separately for president and vice president | 12th Amendment |
Define: To kidnap civilians and force them to serve in the military against their will | Impressment |
Define: Not choosing sides in a dispute or argument | Neutrality |
Define: To not trade with another country | Embargo |
Define: To cut off a country or port by using naval vessels to stop items from coming in or out | Blockade |
Define: To not allow | Prohibit |
When was Thomas Jefferson elected president? | 1800 and 1804 |
Which individual received the same amount of votes as Jefferson during his first election? | Aaron Burr |
Which group decided the outcome of the election of 1800? | House of Representatives (HOR) |
Why was the 12th Amendment added to the Constitution? | To prevent ties between candidates of the same political party |
List 3 Ways that Jefferson cut spending when he became president | 1) 2) Reduced sized of federal government 3) Reduced size of Army & Navy |
John Marshall is most noted for his decision in Marbury v. Madison, which established the principle of: | Judicial Review |
Which country declared war on the United States in 1801? | Tripoli |
The declaration of war from the country (in 1801) was the result of Jefferson's: | Refusal to pay tribute |
The war against the Barbary Pirates demonstrated that the United States needs a stronger: | Navy |
In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. What did Jefferson initially want Monroe and Livingston to purchase? | New Orleans and West Florida |
How much did New Orleans and West Florida cost? | $10 million |
How much did the LA Purchase cost the United States? | $15 million |
What is a reason that Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States? | Napoleon needed money to continue his conquest of Europe |
Who did Jefferson choose to explore the Louisiana Territory? | Merriweather Lewis and William Clark |
One of Jefferson's reasons for sending expeditions into the Louisiana Territory was to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean. How would such a route have benefited the United States? | Made trade easier with Asia. |
What issue led to the Embargo Act of 1807? | American Merchant Sailors & U.S. seamen being impressed |
What did the Embargo Act do? | Forbid all American ships from leaving American ports and trading with foreign nations |
What happened to the economy of the United States as a result of the Embargo Act of 1807? | Short Term: Ruined American shipping trade and economy Long Term: Accelerate Industrial Revolution in U.S. |
Which came first in chronological order?: Tripoli's war on United States, Embargo Act, HOR deciding outcome of election of 1800, or Louisiana Territory Expedition? | HOR deciding outcome of election of 1800 |