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Jefferson Unit Exam Flashcards

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List reasons for moving west

A
  1. Opportunity
  2. Farming
  3. Escape slavery
  4. Curiosity
  5. Expand country
  6. Keep foreign nations out
  7. Overcrowding
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Who was elected in 1800, and what political party were they?

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Thomas Jefferson

Republican

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List problems about moving west

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  1. Slow travel
  2. Protection
  3. Indians
  4. Food/water
  5. Getting lost
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When was the Louisiana Purchase made?

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1803

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Who did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

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France/Napoleon

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How much did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase for? How much was this per acre?

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$15 million

3 cents an acre

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What’s years did the Lewis and Clark expedition take place?

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1804-1806

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What river did the Lewis and Clark expedition head up, and what did they hope to find?

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The Missouri River

The Northwest Passage

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Who helped lead Lewis and Clark across the Rockies?

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Sacagawea a Shoshoni Indian

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What years did the Zebulon Pike expedition take place?

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1805-1807

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What river did Pike want to find the source of?

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Mississippi/Red River

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Who was reelected in 1804?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What year did the Marbury vs. Madison case take place?

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1803

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Explain the Marbury vs. Madison Case

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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.

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Commission

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Papers appointing a person to office

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Why was the Marbury vs Madison case significant?

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It established Judicial Review- right of the court to rule an act of congress unconstitutional.

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When did the Aaron Burr trial occur?

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1804

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Who kills Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel?

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Aaron Burr

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Explain the Aaron Burr trial.

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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.

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Secede

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Withdraw from union

20
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In what year did Thomas Jefferson pass a bill banning the slave trade?

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1808

21
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Sectionalism

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People’s strong interest in the region in which they live rather than the entire country.

22
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What did the north favor?

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Industry

23
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What did the south favor?

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Slavery

24
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What did the west favor?

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Farming

25
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Who tried to unite Indian tribes against the Americans?

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Tecumseh

26
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Who defeated Tecumseh’s forces and where?

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William Henry Harrison

Battle of Tippecanoe

27
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What years did the Barbary wars take place?

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1789-1800

28
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How much did the US pay for the safe passage of the Mediterranean from the Barbary states?

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$10 million

29
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Impressment

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Forcing people into the armed forces

30
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What British ship seized what American ship off the VA coast?

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The HMS Leopard seized the USS Constitution.

31
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Embargo Act

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1807

Bad exports fell

32
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Who was elected in 1808 and what political party did they belong to?

A

James Madison

Republican

33
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How favored war? (1812)

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War hawks- members of congress who favored war with England.

Expansionists- favored expanding is boundaries

34
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Reasons for war (1812)

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  1. Seizing of ships
  2. Impressment
  3. Hatred of England
  4. Expansion (Canada)
  5. NW Territory (Indians)
35
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Advantages US War of 1812

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  1. Knew land
  2. Supplies close
  3. Defending homes
  4. England at war w/ France
  5. Large area to conquer
36
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Advantages England War of 1812

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  1. Revenge
  2. Largest navy
  3. Indians (Tecumseh)
  4. Canada as a base
  5. Wealthy
37
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Who said the famous quote, “we have met the enemy and they are ours.”?

A

Oliver Hazard Perry

38
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What year did the Hartford convention take place?

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1814

39
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Explain the Hartford convention

A

Federalist met to oppose the war and sent a letter to DC. It arrived late and they were considered traitors.

40
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Treaty of Ghent (1815)

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  1. Didn’t discuss neutral rights
  2. Didn’t mention impressment
  3. No land lost/gained
41
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What were some effects of the war or 1812?

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  1. Feelings of patriotism
  2. Native Americans were defeated
  3. Gained new heroes
42
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Who is the major hero of the battle of New Orleans?

A

Andrew Jackson

43
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What major city did the British burn in 1814?

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Washington DC

44
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Who was responsible for ending the war between the Creek Indians and the US?

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Andrew Jackson

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