Jefferson Unit Exam Flashcards
List reasons for moving west
- Opportunity
- Farming
- Escape slavery
- Curiosity
- Expand country
- Keep foreign nations out
- Overcrowding
Who was elected in 1800, and what political party were they?
Thomas Jefferson
Republican
List problems about moving west
- Slow travel
- Protection
- Indians
- Food/water
- Getting lost
When was the Louisiana Purchase made?
1803
Who did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
France/Napoleon
How much did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase for? How much was this per acre?
$15 million
3 cents an acre
What’s years did the Lewis and Clark expedition take place?
1804-1806
What river did the Lewis and Clark expedition head up, and what did they hope to find?
The Missouri River
The Northwest Passage
Who helped lead Lewis and Clark across the Rockies?
Sacagawea a Shoshoni Indian
What years did the Zebulon Pike expedition take place?
1805-1807
What river did Pike want to find the source of?
Mississippi/Red River
Who was reelected in 1804?
Thomas Jefferson
What year did the Marbury vs. Madison case take place?
1803
Explain the Marbury vs. Madison Case
One of Adams’ midnight judges, William Marbury, never received his commission. He sued Sec. Of State James Madison to give him his papers. Chief Justice John Marshall presided. Marbury lost, but court ruled Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
Commission
Papers appointing a person to office
Why was the Marbury vs Madison case significant?
It established Judicial Review- right of the court to rule an act of congress unconstitutional.
When did the Aaron Burr trial occur?
1804
Who kills Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel?
Aaron Burr
Explain the Aaron Burr trial.
Burr tries to get the western states to secede. Caught and charged with treason. John Marshall heard case. Rules for Burr which protects our civil rights: cannot be convicted by rumor or heresy.
Secede
Withdraw from union
In what year did Thomas Jefferson pass a bill banning the slave trade?
1808
Sectionalism
People’s strong interest in the region in which they live rather than the entire country.
What did the north favor?
Industry
What did the south favor?
Slavery
What did the west favor?
Farming
Who tried to unite Indian tribes against the Americans?
Tecumseh
Who defeated Tecumseh’s forces and where?
William Henry Harrison
Battle of Tippecanoe
What years did the Barbary wars take place?
1789-1800
How much did the US pay for the safe passage of the Mediterranean from the Barbary states?
$10 million
Impressment
Forcing people into the armed forces
What British ship seized what American ship off the VA coast?
The HMS Leopard seized the USS Constitution.
Embargo Act
1807
Bad exports fell
Who was elected in 1808 and what political party did they belong to?
James Madison
Republican
How favored war? (1812)
War hawks- members of congress who favored war with England.
Expansionists- favored expanding is boundaries
Reasons for war (1812)
- Seizing of ships
- Impressment
- Hatred of England
- Expansion (Canada)
- NW Territory (Indians)
Advantages US War of 1812
- Knew land
- Supplies close
- Defending homes
- England at war w/ France
- Large area to conquer
Advantages England War of 1812
- Revenge
- Largest navy
- Indians (Tecumseh)
- Canada as a base
- Wealthy
Who said the famous quote, “we have met the enemy and they are ours.”?
Oliver Hazard Perry
What year did the Hartford convention take place?
1814
Explain the Hartford convention
Federalist met to oppose the war and sent a letter to DC. It arrived late and they were considered traitors.
Treaty of Ghent (1815)
- Didn’t discuss neutral rights
- Didn’t mention impressment
- No land lost/gained
What were some effects of the war or 1812?
- Feelings of patriotism
- Native Americans were defeated
- Gained new heroes
Who is the major hero of the battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
What major city did the British burn in 1814?
Washington DC
Who was responsible for ending the war between the Creek Indians and the US?
Andrew Jackson
