History Unit 4 The Age of Jefferson Flashcards
What was the voting issue with the election 1800
Original electoral college rules
Jefferson and Burr tie
House of Reps decides winner
Who ran in the election of 1800
Adams (Federalist) VP Thomas Pinckeney
Jefferson (DR) VP Aaron Burr
Who in the House of Representatives pushed for TJ, and what’s the result
Hamilton
12 Amendment established, 1 vote for president and Vice President team
Burr challenges who and what happens
Hamilton in 1804, he kills him
What happened in the Revolution of 1800
Voters rejected Federalist Party policies, there’s a peaceful political party change.
What was the main cause of the Revolution of 1800
The Alien and Sedition Acts are examples of too much government power
What were the new government policies
Smaller gov Strict interpretation Cut national debt 80 mil to 57 mil Cuts to army and navy Bureaucracy streamlined
When did the Louisiana Purchase occur
1803
What were the circumstances allowing the Louisiana Purchase to take place
Jefferson wanted an agrarian republic
Napoleon open to selling land from New Orleans to Montana
Napoleon needed cash for war
Napoleon had little desire of North America
What was the sale of Louisiana for
828,000 sq. Miles for $15 mil
What does this cause some DR to question about Jefferson
Strict interpretation?
What did the Louisiana Purchase lead to
Lewis and Clark sent to find water route to pacific
What was impressment
British navy policy American sailors taken from ships Known to British as "deserters" of England Need sailors to fight for Napoleon 6,000 soldiers by 1812
What was famous example of impressment
Chesapeake Leopard Affair (1807)
Chesapeake Leopard Affair
American ship USS Chesapeake sailing off coast of Virginia
Approached by HMS Leopard, captain demands to search ship
Chesapeake captain refuses
Leopard fires warning shot, then unloads broadside
What was the aftermath of the Chesapeake Leopard incident
3 killed 18 wounded
4 “deserters” 3 Americans
Americans outraged, tensions raised
What was the Embargo Act of 1807
Jefferson orders an embargo in all sea trade
Orders ships to stay in port
What does Jefferson expect to happen from the Embargo Act
Starve British
What actually happens as a result of the Embargo
American economy is crushed
Farmers and sailors can’t make any money
What happened in Marburg v Madison and when
Chief justice John Marshall declares judiciary act of 1789 to be unconstitutional
Created the precedent of judicial review
