the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe Flashcards
why was the election of 1800 a turning point in us history?
this “revolution of 1800” marked the first time in US history when one political party transferred power to another
T/F: jefferson wanted to reverse federalist policies by reducing the size and cost of the national government
True
what did jefferson do to reduce the size and cost of the national gov?
cut the size of the army, eliminated taxes on whiskey, slaves and property, focused on paying down the governments debt.
Marbury V Madison
the most important supreme court cases in US history .
Marbury sued Madison when he was deprived his position ( judge appointments) this established the principle of judicial review giving the supreme court the power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional.
why did Napoleon want to sell all french territories in america?
to fund his war
who much did we perches Louisiana from the french for?
15 million$
T/F the Louisiana perches dubbed the size of the USA
true
what problems did the Louisianan perches present
they did not want to cause problems with the native Americans. the people of new Orleans did not want to become american. they thought it would be hard to govern people in the west
what did Louis and Clark discover as they explored the new territory
an abundance of natural things
Jefferson ordered a ban on trade with witch two countries
France and England because they would not stop attacking US ships
was the embargo act successful
it was not because people still traded with England and France illegally
what did Jefferson do to enforce the embargo act
increased the size of the government and the military
T/F Madison continued the dominance of the democratic republican party
true
what are war hawks
congressmen who want to go to war
why was the US struggling as the war began
they did not have a strong navy or a well trained army
