The Early Years Jefferson Important Information

Question 1

In the election of 1800, which two candidates were tied in electoral votes?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson (DR) and Aaron Burr (DR)

Question 2

What is the importance of the election of 1800?

Answer 2

It changed how we elect the president and Vice President (12th Amendment)

Question 3

After the 12th Amendment, how did we elect the president and Vice President?

Answer 3

Candidates can either run for president or Vice President

The president and Vice President run as a team

Question 4

Before the 12th amendment, how did we run elections?

Answer 4

Candidates run only for president; the person with the most amount of electoral votes becomes president and the person in second becomes Vice President

Question 5

What is Judicial Review?

Answer 5

The ability of the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of laws and the power to overturn them

Question 6

Judicial Review… (3 things)

Answer 6

1. Strengthened the power of the Supreme Court
2. Is an example of checks and balances
3. Allows the Supreme Court to rule on if a new law violates the constitution (is unconstitutional)

Question 7

What are two things that Jefferson stressed in his Inaugural Address?

Answer 7

1. To limit the federal government

2. To protect civil liberties (protect states’ rights)

Question 8

What did Jefferson do about the Barbary Pirates?

Answer 8

Stopped paying tribute to them and instead sent warships to the Mediterranean Sea to protect American Merchant ships

Question 9

Why were the Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts passed? (5 things)

Answer 9

1. To protect American merchant ships
2. To keep England and France from interfering with trade
3. To avoid a war
4. To convince France and England to stop impressing American ships
5. To stop Barbary pirate attacks

Question 10

What were the results of the Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts? (2 things)

Answer 10

1. Hurt American trade (1807)

2. Didn’t do much to stop England and France from attacking American ships

Question 11

The United States bought the Louisiana territory from who?

Answer 11

Napoleon Bonaparte of France

Question 12

The United States payed _____ for the Louisiana Territory (_____ per acre). This was a (cheap, expensive) deal

Answer 12

$15,000
$0.03
Cheap

Question 13

How did Jefferson feel about using the Elastic Clause to justify buying the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 13

Uneasy because he campaigned to limit the federal government’s power and only do what is stated in the Constitution

Question 14

The Louisiana Purchase _____ the size of the United States

Answer 14

Doubled

Question 15

What did Jefferson used to justify buying the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 15

The Elastic Clause (Allows the president to do things even if their not necessarily stated in the Constitution)

Question 16

Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 16

1. To provide the country with valuable knowledge of the west
2. To find the Northwest Passage (to open profitable trade and strengthen Oregon county claims)
3. Learn about new plant and animal species and Native American Tribes
4. To help open up the west to settlement
5. To make detailed maps of the west

Question 17

What is the Northwest Passage?

Answer 17

An all water route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

Question 18

What 2 Rivers were used for most of Lewis and Clark’s Trip? (Know where they are on a map)

Answer 18

Missouri and Colombia rivers

Question 19

What were the challenges of Lewis and Clarks’ expedition? ( things)

Answer 19

1. Pulled ships up river
2. Lack of food
3. Hot and muggy summers
4. bitterly cold winters

Question 20

During the Lewis and Clark expeditions, there were no issues…

Answer 20

With men