US History - Chapter 7

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

• 3rd President of the United States
• Favored limited central government and was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence
• Jefferson approved of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and promoted ideals of republicanism

Question 2

The Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Answer 2

A territorial purchase that encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

Question 3

Corps of Discovery

Answer 3

• Jefferson sent William Clark and Merriweather Lewis to explore the territory purchased from France
• Allowed the United States to become more familiarized with the weather, climate, wildlife, and Native Americans that lived in the territory

Question 4

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Answer 4

A landmark Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of acts from the legislative and executive branches

Question 5

Barbary pirates

Answer 5

• The name given to several renegade countries on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa who demanded tribute in exchange for refraining from attacking ships in the Mediterranean
• From 1795-1801, the U.S. paid the Barbary states for protection against the pirates

Question 6

Tripolitan War / Barbary War

Answer 6

• 1801-1805
• A series of naval engagements launched by President Jefferson in an effort to stop the attacks on American merchant ships by the Barbary pirates
• The war was inconclusive, and afterwards, the U.S. paid a tribute to the Barbary states to protect their ships from pirate attacks

Question 7

Embargo Act (1807)

Answer 7

• A law that prohibited American merchant ships from sailing to foreign ports that was used as an alternative to war with Britain
• However, this act backfired, as it brought more economic hardship to the United States than to Britain