Chapter 8

Question 1

Who was the tie between in the election of 1800?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson ; Aaron Burr

Question 2

Where was the tie decided and who swayed the vote in 1800?

Answer 2

House of Representatives; Alexander Hamilton

Question 3

After the election of 1800, which branches of the government were controlled by the Republicans?

Answer 3

The Presidency A.K.A the Executive Branch and Congress which is the Legislative Branch

Question 4

After the election of 1800, which branches of the government were controlled by the federalists?

Answer 4

the court system which is the Judiciary Branch

Question 5

what things did Jefferson stress in his inaugural address?

Answer 5

limited government power and the protection of civil liberties

Question 6

what was jeffersons goal as president?

Answer 6

to reduce the governments involvement in peoples lives.

Question 7

what was jeffersons economic policy?

Answer 7

was to have laissez-faire whith the government role in the economy

Question 8

how did john adams cause the case of marbuyrs vs madison?

Answer 8

he appointed william marbury on his last night as president

Question 9

who was the chief justice of the supreme court?

Answer 9

john marshall

Question 10

why was the mississippi river so important to farmers in the west?

Answer 10

the government was afraid that france would not allow for usage of the river as spain had

Question 11

why did napoleon want to reclaim louisiana and what country did he get it back form

Answer 11

to rebuild frances empire in north america; he got it back from spain

Question 12

why did napoleon decide to sell the louisiana territory?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

why did jefferson want to buy new orleans form france?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

who did jefferson send to make the lousiana purchase?

Answer 14

robert livingston and james monroe

Question 15

how much did napoleon want for the louisiana territory?

Answer 15

22 million dollars

Question 16

what was the final sale price for louisiana?

Answer 16

15 million dollars

Question 17

on what date was the louisiana purchase treaty signed?

Answer 17

april 30, 1803

Question 18

by how much did the louisiana purchase increase the size of the US when it was made?

Answer 18

the united states got approximately 828,000 square miles of land which nearly doubled the size of the united states

Question 19

who sent lewis and clark on their expedition

Answer 19

thomas jefferson

Question 20

what were lewis and clarks three missions on their expedition?

Answer 20

1. map out the territory and study the lands
2. find a route to the pacific ocean
3. make friends with the indans they met and establish trade relations with them

Question 21

what was the toughest obsticle on their journey?

Answer 21

the rokey mountains

Question 22

who helped them on their journey? how?

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

what was zebulon pikes contribution from his expedition?

Answer 23

that he got an the first report too many americans of the south west area

Question 24

how were British violating american neutrality at sea?

Answer 24

through the practice of impressment of merchant sailors and then taking sailors from the USS Chesapeake by force

Question 25

why did the embargo act backfire?

Answer 25

it hurt americans more than britian and france because both nations had other places to trade

Question 26

how did tecumseh plan to resist the americans?

Answer 26

his goal was to unite native americans and stop the spread of westward american settlement

Question 27

who led the Americans to victory in the battle of tippecanoe?

Answer 27

william henry harrison

Question 28

how did this battle affect tecumseh?

Answer 28

it destroyed his dream of a great indian confederation and forced him to flee to canada

Question 29

in what ways were the british encouraging indians troubles for the americans?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

what were the war hawks reasons for going to war with britian?

Answer 30

they wanted to stop british influence among the from the frontier indians, invade canada, and end trade restrictions