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Mr. D's "Age of Jefferson" Study Stack

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What does the term "democratic" mean?   show
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show to let alone  
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What does the term "judicial review" mean?   show
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Who was the third President of the United States?   show
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show Albert Gallatin  
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show James Madison  
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What steps did President Jefferson take to limit the power of the federal government?   show
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show President Jefferson kept the Bank of the United States and continued the policy of paying off the state debts that the federal government had taken over under President Washington  
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show Before Jefferson and the victorious Republicans took over, the Federalists passed a law increasing the number of judges and President Adams, while still in office, appointed Federalists to those positions.  
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What precedent did "Marbury v. Madison" set?   show
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show John Marshall  
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What law was declared unconstitutional in the "Marbury v. Madison" case by right of judicial review?   show
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show There were few roads east and they used the river to ship their crops south to New Orleans and then bring them to cities on the Atlantic coast.  
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show It was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States in 1795. In the treaty, Spain allowed American farmers to ship their crops down the Mississippi to their city of New Orleans, drop them off, and wait for their crops to be loaded onto ships  
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What country gained control over New Orleans and Louisiana shortly after we signed Pinckney's Treaty?   show
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Why was President Jefferson alarmed when he learned of the treaty that gave Louisiana to France?   show
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show Haiti  
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show He was a self-educated former slave that led the slave revolt against French rule in Haiti  
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Why did President Jefferson try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France?   show
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show 1. Napoleon's dream of a North American empire ended when the French lost control of Haiti 2. Napoleon needed money to finance his wars of conquest in Europe  
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show $15 million  
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show It doubled the size of the United States  
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What constitutional power enabled President Jefferson to buy Louisiana from France in 1803?   show
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show The Senate by a two-thirds margin  
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Who were the two explorers that Jefferson sent to study the new lands along with 50 other men in 1804?   show
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What information did President Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to study during their exploration of Louisiana?   show
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show She was a Shoshone who knew the region well and acted as the guide and translator for the Lewis and Clark expedition  
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show It is a mountain ridge that separates river systems that flow in opposite directions  
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show Two- The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains  
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Who was Zebulon Pike?   show
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What body of water did Lewis and Clark reach at the end of their western journey?   show
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show Americans traded around the World  
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Where were the Barbary States?   show
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show The ruler of Tripoli demanded an increase in tribute from the United States to protect American ships from attacks in the Mediterranean from the Barbary Pirates  
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What is "tribute"?   show
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What was the outcome of the Barbary War?   show
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How did renewed war in Europe affect American overseas trade?   show
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show Britain's act of seizing men from American ships or villages and forcing them to serve in the British navy  
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show The British navy needed more men for its war with France  
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show a ban on trade with another country  
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show A law passed by Congress that forbade Americans to import or export with foreign countries  
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show President Jefferson hoped that the Embargo Act would hurt France and Great Britain by cutting off our trade with them. He hoped they would decide to respect our neutrality in order to resume trade with the U.S.  
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show While it did hurt Great Britain and France, it hurt our economy more  
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show The Nonintercourse Act  
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show It allowed Americans to trade with all nations except Britain and France  
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What is "nationalism"?   show
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What were the four major causes of the War of 1812?   show
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What two parts of the United States were in favor of war with Britain?   show
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What were people who wanted to go to war with Great Britain known as?   show
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show Henry Clay from Kentucky  
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How did the increased number of settlers affect the Native Americans on the frontier?   show
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show They united many frontier tribes in the effort to resist American settlement of the frontier  
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Why was the North against declaring war on Great Britain?   show
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show The Battle of Tippecanoe  
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show War Hawks became convinced that the British were arming Tecumseh's Indian alliance.  
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show Canada and Florida (Spain was Britain's ally!)  
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What problems did the Americans face in preparing for war with Britain in 1812?   show
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show Tecumseh's Indian alliance sided with the British and helped defeat the American invasion of Canada. His allies in the South, the Creeks, attacked frontier settlements there. Tecumseh later was killed during the Battle of Thames.  
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show The British and their Indian allies were defeated by Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison's American forces. Tecumseh was killed and his confederation fell apart without his leadership.  
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show Gen. Andrew Jackson's American forces defeated the Creeks  
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How did Dolley Madison help preserve the nation's heritage during the War of 1812?   show
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What battle was America's greatest victory in the War of 1812?   show
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Who became the hero of the Battle of New Orleans?   show
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show Northern delegates met in Hartford, Connecticut in 1814 to discuss leaving the United States and forming their own nation if the war continued. While delegates debated, the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the war.  
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show Britain and the United States agreed to return matters to the way they were before the war. Nothing was adjusted or settled.  
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show 49 degrees North latitude  
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show The Second War for Independence  
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show The few victories that were won did little to win the war. Americans were unable to end the British blockade  
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What impact did the War of 1812 have on the United States?   show
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Who were the first four Presidents of the United States in order?   show
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