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Chapter 5 (short) Flashcards

1
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Thomas and Jefferson both finished with __ electoral votes

A

73

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2
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Thomas Jefferson was elected by who on the 36th vote?

A

The house of representitives

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3
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The 12th amendment was changed an made electors vote separately for who?

A

the president and vice

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4
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what is laissez faire?

A

government should not interfere with the economy

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5
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Jefferson’s new policies include?

1.reduce___ 2.fire ___ 3.cut__ 4. cut__

A
  1. # of people in a gov. 2. fired all tax collectors 3.cut # of diplomats 4 cut army budgets in half
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6
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How was the judiciary act established?

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it was established in the case of marbury and madison

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Who was Thomas Jefferson?

A

head of state and president of march 1801

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Who was Aaron Burr?

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Jefferson’s running mate

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9
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Who was John Marshall?

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He was chief justice of supreme court

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10
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what is Judicial review?

A

supreme court can strike down unconstitutional laws

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11
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What is a expedition?

A

long and carefully organized journey

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12
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Who was Meriwether Lewis?

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Captain for Jefferson on an expedition

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Who was William Clark?

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He was co-leader for Lewis on the expedition

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What is a continental divide?

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place on a continent that has separate river systems flowing in diff. directions

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Who was Zebulon Pike?

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expedition party leader after Lewis and Clark

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16
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What is a tribute?

A

forced payment from one country to another

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17
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Who was Stephen Decatur?

A

led 60 sailors on a raid

18
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What is an embargo?

A

when a gov. forbids a foreign trade

19
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What is smuggling?

A

illegally importing and exporting goods.

20
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Who was Tecumseh?

A

leader on the native american resistance

21
Q

Who was William Henry Harrison?

A

Governor of the Indiana territory and led thousands of soldiers to the Tippecanoe river

22
Q

What did Jefferson buy?

A

Louisiana territory

23
Q

Who went on the expedition ordered buy Jefferson?

A

Lewis and Clark

24
Q

Who raided European and American ships?

A

Barbary Pirates( North Africa)

25
Q

What did the Barbary pirates do and steal?

A

They did “ Impressment of American Seamen” and they stole Booty($)

26
Q

How did Britain and France weaken each other when they were at war?

A

they cut off each others trade

27
Q

Who was the big loser?

A

The United States

28
Q

Whys the U.S. the big loser?

A

because exports fell from $109 billion to $25 million
prices of crops declined
thousands of Americans lost their jobs

29
Q

What was the impact on the native Americans when citizens were settling in the west?

A

they got disease(measles, smallpox, and influenza)
settlers took over hunting grounds
all animals were driven away( for hunting)

30
Q

What is nationalism?

A

is to take pride in ones country

31
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What is war hawks?

A

people who were eager to fight with Britain.

32
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What is a blockade?

A

act of shutting a port or a road to prevent people or supplies coming from one area to another

33
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Who was Oliver Hazard Perry?

A

Commander for a U.S. flag ship

34
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Who was Andrew Jackson?

A

commander of the American forces in Georgia and won the battle at horseshoe Bend in 1814

35
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What is a secede?

A

withdraw

36
Q

Tension remained with which President?

A

James Madison

37
Q

British continued to arm native Americans that lived in _______

A

northwest territory

38
Q

The British continued the policy of what?

A

Impressment of American Seamen

39
Q

Who declared war in 1812?

A

Congress

40
Q

The British and the ____ controlled the Northwest

A

indians

41
Q

Who defeated the British at Lake Erie?

A

Oliver Perry

42
Q

Who defeated the creek Indians?

A

Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend

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