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Jefferson & Madison
Unit Review
Question | Answer |
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Which political party took control of the Executive Branch after the Election of 1800? | Democratic Republicans |
What amendment was added to the constitution after the Election of 1800? | 12th Amendment |
Who won the Election of 1800 after much debate in the House of Representatives? | Thomas Jefferson |
Whom did Aaron Burr challenge to a duel in part over the Election of 1800? | Alexander Hamilton |
What was the result of this duel? | Alexander Hamilton died |
What port city did we fear France would not allow the United States to use during Jefferson’s presidency? | New Orleans |
Who was the emperor of France who sold the Louisiana territory to the United States of America? | Napoleon |
Why did Jefferson hesitate in accepting the offer to buy the Louisiana Purchase? | He questioned its constitutionality |
What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase? | Our nation doubled in size |
Whom did Jefferson place in charge of the Corps of Discovery? | Meriwether Lewis |
Name at least three goals of the Corps of Discovery? | Find Northwest Passage, Claim Oregon Territory, Create friendly relations with the local Native Americans, Note the geography, tribes, plants, and animals encountered along the way, Send back samples of the plants and animals when possible. |
Where did the Corps of Discovery begin and end their adventure? | St. Louis |
How many animals, fish and birds did Lewis and Clark document? | 122 |
How many plants and trees did Lewis and Clark document? | 179 |
True or False: The Corps of Discovery found the Northwest Passage. | False |
What is the theory that business, when left unregulated, would act in a way that would benefit the government? | Laissez-faire |
Who was the Native American guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition? | Sacagawea |
The power to declare a law passed by Congress as constitutional or unconstitutional is known as what? | Judicial Review |
During the Barbary Wars, America was able to do what for the first time? | Raise their flag in victory over foreign soil |
What is an act of kidnapping or seizing by force? | Impressment |
What is an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a country? | Embargo |
What act was created in part because of Britain’s impressment of American sailors? | Embargo Act of 1807 |
This act replaced the Embargo Act and stated Americans could trade with any country except Britain and France. | Nonintercourse Act |
Name at least three causes of the War of 1812. | Impressment of US Sailors, Interference with American shipping, British support of Native American interference, War Hawks |
Who supported the War of 1812 to gain Canada and expand north? | War Hawks |
Who did not support going to war with Great Britain due to their trade relations with this nation? | War Doves |
Who was the fourth president of the United States of America and Jefferson’s Secretary of State? | James Madison |
This first lady saved historical documents and paintings from the White House from being burned by the British? | Dolly Madison |
After what battle was the Star Spangled Banner written? | Battle of Baltimore (Fort McHenry) |
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? | Francis Scott Key |
This battle took place after the Treaty of Ghent was signed. | Battle of New Orleans |
Who was the seventh president of the United States who became a national war hero during the Battle of New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
True or False: The Treaty of Ghent resulted in no land changing hands. | True |
The time period after the War of 1812 was known as what? | Era of Good Feelings |
The Monroe Doctrine declared the United States the what of the western hemisphere? | Protector |