chapter 10

Question 1

Republican Simplicity

Answer 1

-Jefferson walked the inaugural route
-wore plain clothes
-no more weekly formal receptions
-scaled back the federalists building programs
-cut federal budgets

Question 2

TJ set out to dismantle federalists innovations

Answer 2

-Reduce size of army and navy
-reduce national debt
-abolish federal internal taxes

Question 3

The main reasons congress declares war on great britain in 1812 were

Answer 3

1) war hawks sought to legitimize attacks on indians, and seize Canada and florida
2) end impressentment “defend american honor”

Question 4

Politicians were desperate to keep slavery out of national politics

Answer 4

-due to its divisiveness
-the constitution makes no mention of the legality of slavery, within the 10th admenant its a states issue
-article 6 “the supremacy clause” within the constitution would allow the federal government to outlaw it
-the sectional balance in the Senate maintained