7th SS Chapter 5.4 - 5.6 Notes

Question 1

Jefferson saw his election as a chance to do what?

Answer 1

Introduce new ideas

Question 2

Jefferson thought of this time as what?

Answer 2

“Revolution of 1800”

Question 3

What was Jefferson’s first goal?

Answer 3

To reduce the federal government’s power over states and citizens.

Question 4

Jefferson believed in an idea which meant to leave it alone. What was this idea called?

Answer 4

Laissez Faire

Question 5

What Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional and to reject laws that it considered to be unconstitutional?

Answer 5

Marbury vs Madison

Question 6

What power did Marbury vs Madison give the courts?

Answer 6

Judicial Review

Question 7

In 1801, what did Jefferson discover that Spain had secretly done?

Answer 7

Transferred New Orleans and the rest of it’s territory to France.

Question 8

What did Jefferson fear that Napoleon Bonaparte, a French leader, intended to do?

Answer 8

Expand France’s control in America

Question 9

Who did Jefferson sent to Paris to offer to buy the city of New Orleans and a territory called West Florida from France?

Answer 9

James Monroe

Question 10

During this same time period, what had driven the French from their Caribbean colony of Haiti?

Answer 10

A revolution

Question 11

What were some of the reasons Napoleon sold the territory to America?

Answer 11

1. They would have trouble defending Louisiana in a war without Haiti
2. Tensions were rising between France and Britain - war was looming - needed money for a war effort

Question 12

Why was Jefferson delighted with the deal with France?

Answer 12

1. Doubled the size of the country

2. Gave the United States control of the Mississippi River

Question 13

Even before the United States had bought Louisiana, Jefferson called on congress to what?

Answer 13

Finance a western expedition - a long and carefully organized journey

Question 14

Who led the expedition into the west?

Answer 14

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Question 15

What was critical to the US economy?

Answer 15

Trade with Europe

Question 16

After the American Revolution, pirates began to attack American ships in the Mediterranean. Where did these pirates come from?

Answer 16

The four African countries known as the Barbary States

Question 17

Name the four African countries included in the Barbary States.

Answer 17

Morocco, Algiers, Tunisia, and Tripoli

Question 18

What did the European nations do in exchange for their ships being left alone?

Answer 18

They paid the Barbary State’s tribute - money paid by one country to another in return for protection.