chapter 11

Question 1

jefferson was the victim of one of america’s first

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whispering campaigns

Question 2

federalists accused jefferson of having an affair with one of his

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slaves

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unlike predecessors, jefferson dismissed few public servants for

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political reasons

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jefferson pardoned prisoners of

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sedition acts

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naturalization law of 1802: reduced requirement of 14 years residence to

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5 years

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jefferson did away with

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excise tax

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albert gallatin: secretary of treasury for jefferson; believed that national debt wasn’t

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a blessing and reduced it

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republican-democratic congress quickly repealed judiciary act of 1801 and

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kicked out 16 newly seated judges

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marshall was not removed and he shaped the american legal tradition more than

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any other person

Question 10

samuel chase: supreme court justice that democratic-republican congress tried to

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impeach, but wasn’t removed because of lack of votes in senate

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jefferson preferred to make the military

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smaller

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jefferson forced to change his thoughts of not using military force when leader of tripoli informally

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declared war on the united states

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napoleon convinced king of spain to give louisiana land area to

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france in 1800

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not wanting to fight napoleon in western america, jefferson sent james monroe to join robert livingston in paris in 1803 to

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buy as much land as he could for $10 million

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napolleon decided to sell all of louisiana because he: failed to re-conquer the island of

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santo domingo for which louisiana was to serve as source of foodstuffs

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napolleon decided to sell all of louisiana because: napoleon didn’t want britian to take over louisiana and selling land to america removed

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this possibility and gave napoleon cash

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jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the northern part of

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the Louisiana Purchase

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aaron burr joined a group of extremist federalists who plotted the

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secession of new england and new york

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burr challenged hamilton to a duel and with hamilton refusing to shoot, he was

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shot and killed by burr

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general james wilkinson made allegiance with burr to separate the western part of U.S. and expand

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new confederacy with invasions of Mexico and Florida

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wilkinson betrayed burr when he found that jefferson

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knew about the plot

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england issued orders in council in 1806 and closed european ports under french control to

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foreign shipping

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french ordered seizure of all merchant ships that

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entered british ports

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chesapeake affair: royal ship attacked u.s. frigate after americans refued to

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return four alleged british deserters

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after embargo act, non-intercourse act passed and opened up trade to every country except

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france and britain

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congress issued macon’s bill number 2: reopened american trade with entire world, but had clause stating that if

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britain or france repealed commercial restrictions, u.s. would reinstate trading embargo against non-repealing country

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britain chose not to lift its orders in council, and madison re-enaced the embargo against

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britain

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macon’s bill no. 2 led tot he

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war of 1812

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war hawks wanted to go to war with british and wanted to

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eliminate indian threats to pioneers

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democratic republicans (war hawks) felt that the country had to assert

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american rights to the world

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war hawks wanted to invade canada because indians were being

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armed by british to attack settlers

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federalists opposed because they

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supported britain