Chapter 11

Question 1

How did Federalists mudsling against Jefferson?

Answer 1

Called him out on affair with slave Sally Hemmings

Question 2

How did Republicans win 1800 election?

Answer 2

• 3/5 slave vote
• Hate for federalists due to taxes and war preparations for no war as well as abuses of power
• Burr convincing NY

Question 3

What occurred in the 1800 election that was odd?

Answer 3

Jefferson tied with VP Burr

Question 4

How did Jefferson eventually win the 1800 election?

Answer 4

Hamilton was deciding vote; he hated Burr

Question 5

Why is the 1800 election referred to as the Revolution of 1800

Answer 5

First peaceful transition of power from one political party to the other

Question 6

What was Jefferson’s mission as he viewed it?

Answer 6

• Restored republican experiment

- Check growth of government power

Question 7

What happened in the Judiciary Act of 1801?

Answer 7

Before Adams left presidency, signed 16 new judgeships called “midnight judges”

Question 8

Why did Adams sign the midnight judges?

Answer 8

To keep Federalists in power, judges were in court for life with good behavior

Question 9

What law was immediately repealed by Jefferson and why?

Answer 9

Excise tax because it hurt common person

Question 10

Why did Marbury sue?

Answer 10

WHen Judiciary Act of 1801 was repealed, Marbury ordered Madison deliver document saying that he had job in government still. Madison refused

Question 11

What was the final ruling in the Madison v. Marbury case? What did this set for future rulings?

Answer 11

• Judge John Marshall deemed the law that Marbury attempted to try case on as unconstitutional
• Established principle of “judicial review”, that Supreme Court interpret what was constitutional

Question 12

Why was John Marshall picked as chief justice?

Answer 12

Picked by Adams to keep Federalists in power

Question 13

What was important about the impeachment of Samuel Chase?

Answer 13

Jefferson impeached Chase, this was last attempt to reshape Supreme Court through impeachment

Question 14

Why did Jefferson reduce military to navy?

Answer 14

To protect republican ideals

Question 15

Why did America want New Orleans?

Answer 15

As trading port for farmers to float vessels down river to

-Americans afraid Pinckney’s treaty which allowed them to do this was annuled with Napoleon buying region from Spain

Question 16

Why did Napoleon sell whole Louisiana Territory?

Answer 16

• Afraid of slave revolt led by Toussaint L’ouverture in Santo Domingo
• Afraid America would join British
• Hoped America would be able to battle British soon
• Wanted money to fund war against British

Question 17

Why were Lewis and Clark sent into Louisiana Territory?

Answer 17

TO be a scientific and geographic study of territory

Question 18

Which battles showed British and French ruled their respective battle fields?

Answer 18

• Battle of Trafalgar: British ruled seas

- Battle of Austerlitz: French ruled land

Question 19

Why were Orders in Council and French decrees created?

Answer 19

French and British were forced to strike indirect blows

Question 20

Why was Hamilton killed?

Answer 20

He challenged Burr to duel after he foiled his conspiracy

Question 21

Who did Burr attempt to join to plot secession of west?

Answer 21

James Wilkinson

Question 22

What happened in the Chesepeake Affair?

Answer 22

Chesapeake (American ship) shot at by British because they claimed deserters were on ship

Question 23

What were the effects of the Chesapeake Affair?

Answer 23

Increased hostility because Jefferson clung to peace

Question 24

Why did Jefferson enforce the Embargo Act?

Answer 24

If America cut off goods, Britain and France would be forced to respect US neutral shipping rights

Question 25

Why did the embargo fail?

Answer 25

• Underestimated British determination, overestimated dependence on American goods
• Not continued long enough or tightly enough

Question 26

What did Macon’s Bill No. 2 state?

Answer 26

That trade would be reopened with only that nation fit hey stopped harassing

Question 27

What did Madison gamble on with Macon’s Bill?

Answer 27

Resuming trade with Napoleon

Question 28

What was the outcome of Macon’s Bill

Answer 28

America tricked against British, Madison reestablishes nonimportation against British with Napoleon

Question 29

Who was John Calhoun?

Answer 29

Democratic-Republican war hawk

Question 30

In the 1811 Congress meeting, what did the war hawks want?

Answer 30

War with British and to eliminate Indians

Question 31

Where were the war hawks typically from?

Answer 31

South and west

Question 32

Who were TEcumseh and The Prophet?

Answer 32

Shawnee brothers who led Indians against Americans

Question 33

What did Tecumseh and his brother motivate Indians to do?

Answer 33

• Not cede land to whites

- Keep traditions and culture alive

Question 34

Why had William Henry Harrison invaded indian land?

Answer 34

Convinced British were supplying Indians

Question 35

Why did Tecumseh ally with British?

Answer 35

Prophet was killed when Harrison attacked village

Question 36

What happened in the Battle of Tippecanoe?

Answer 36

William Henry Harrison routed Shawnees and burned settlement. Also killed the Prophet.

Question 37

Why did the 1812 congress push Madison into war?

Answer 37

• Impressments under Orders in Council
• Harassing and seizing hsips
• British inciting Indians

Question 38

What was the 1812 Congress war hawks also eager to do? Why?

Answer 38

Invade Canada to have citizens become Democratics

Question 39

Why was 1812 Congress split on whether or not to go to war?

Answer 39

New England wants trade with Britain again

Question 40

Why did New England oppose the idea of invading Canada?

Answer 40

It would add more agrarian states

Question 41

What led to sectionalism?

Answer 41

Opinions on war between New England and war hawks in south

Question 42

What region did not support the declaration of war?

Answer 42

New England