Chapter 8 Flashcards
Who was the tie between in the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson ; Aaron Burr
Where was the tie decided and who swayed the vote in 1800?
House of Representatives; Alexander Hamilton
After the election of 1800, which branches of the government were controlled by the Republicans?
The Presidency A.K.A the Executive Branch and Congress which is the Legislative Branch
After the election of 1800, which branches of the government were controlled by the federalists?
the court system which is the Judiciary Branch
what things did Jefferson stress in his inaugural address?
limited government power and the protection of civil liberties
what was jeffersons goal as president?
to reduce the governments involvement in peoples lives.
what was jeffersons economic policy?
was to have laissez-faire whith the government role in the economy
how did john adams cause the case of marbuyrs vs madison?
he appointed william marbury on his last night as president
who was the chief justice of the supreme court?
john marshall
why was the mississippi river so important to farmers in the west?
the government was afraid that france would not allow for usage of the river as spain had
why did napoleon want to reclaim louisiana and what country did he get it back form
to rebuild frances empire in north america; he got it back from spain
why did napoleon decide to sell the louisiana territory?
because france had lost Santo Domingo or Haiti after a successful slave rebellion there plans to establish frances one lost empire in the americas was no longer possible. napoleon did not want the united states to form an alliance with britain against him in order to take the mississippi river by force. napoleon needed money for his coming war with britian
why did jefferson want to buy new orleans form france?
because if the united states had control over new orleans they could also have control over all of the port in new orleans to the mississippi river
who did jefferson send to make the lousiana purchase?
robert livingston and james monroe
how much did napoleon want for the louisiana territory?
22 million dollars
what was the final sale price for louisiana?
15 million dollars
on what date was the louisiana purchase treaty signed?
april 30, 1803
by how much did the louisiana purchase increase the size of the US when it was made?
the united states got approximately 828,000 square miles of land which nearly doubled the size of the united states
who sent lewis and clark on their expedition
thomas jefferson
what were lewis and clarks three missions on their expedition?
- map out the territory and study the lands
- find a route to the pacific ocean
- make friends with the indans they met and establish trade relations with them
what was the toughest obsticle on their journey?
the rokey mountains
who helped them on their journey? how?
sacagawea of the shoshone Indians helped them on their journey being a translator, a guide, and a wealth of knowledge and resources about the unexplored land.
what was zebulon pikes contribution from his expedition?
that he got an the first report too many americans of the south west area
how were British violating american neutrality at sea?
through the practice of impressment of merchant sailors and then taking sailors from the USS Chesapeake by force
why did the embargo act backfire?
it hurt americans more than britian and france because both nations had other places to trade
how did tecumseh plan to resist the americans?
his goal was to unite native americans and stop the spread of westward american settlement
who led the Americans to victory in the battle of tippecanoe?
william henry harrison
how did this battle affect tecumseh?
it destroyed his dream of a great indian confederation and forced him to flee to canada
in what ways were the british encouraging indians troubles for the americans?
during the conflicts with the native americans, the british were supplying guns and ammunition to the indians to help them, as well as encouraging the Indians to attack US settlements
what were the war hawks reasons for going to war with britian?
they wanted to stop british influence among the from the frontier indians, invade canada, and end trade restrictions
