Chapter 8 Flashcards
+Marbury v. Madison was sparked by one of President Adams’s “midnight appointments.”
true
+Thomas Jefferson signed an act outlawing the foreign slave trade as of 1808.
true
-From 1763 to 1803, the Louisiana Territory belonged to France.
false
+The expansion of the United States into the West weakened the Federalists.
true
+President Jefferson ignored a subpoena requiring him to appear in court with certain documents in his possession.
true
+James Madison followed Thomas Jefferson as president.
true
-During the early 1800s, the British were more likely than the French to respect American shipping rights.
false
-Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader who supported the United States in the War of 1812.
false
-The Battle of New Orleans was meaningless since it was fought after the war had officially ended.
false
+The Federalist party was badly hurt by its involvement in the Hartford Convention.
true
*Jefferson’s inauguration was notable for:
its being the first in Washington, D.C.
*Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural address reflected:
a tone of simplicity and conciliation
*President Jefferson’s cabinet:
included Madison as secretary of state
*To avoid the problems associated with political parties running multiple candidates for the presidency, Congress
passed the Twelfth Amendment providing that electors use separate ballots to vote for a president and a vice president
*Aaron Burr’s conspiracy:
aimed to give him a private western empire
*As a result of the competing British and French “paper blockades,” American shippers:
ran the risk of capture
*The Shawnee leader, Tecumseh:
worked to unite Indians in a vast confederacy
*As the War of 1812 started, one strength of the United States was:
a small but war-tested navy
*The naval battle on Lake Erie resulted in:
Commodore Perry’s glorious victory
*As a result of the War of 1812, President Madison:
learned the value of some Federalist policies
/ Aaron Burr
became vice president in 1801
/ Henry Clay
was a war hawk
/ Stephen Decatur
was a naval hero against the Barbary pirates
/ Thomas Jefferson
elected president in 1804
/ Francis Scott Key
saw British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor
/ Meriwether Lewis
explored Louisiana Purchase and Far West
/ Robert R. Livingston
negotiated Louisiana Purchase
/ William Marbury
appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
/ John Marshall
was chief justice
/ Oliver H. Perry
was an American naval hero in the War of 1812
