Virginia Dynasty

Question 0

Alien Sedition Act

Answer 0

• Makes it a crime to criticize the president, congress, or any federal official
• made it difficult for foreigners to become citizens

Question 1

What are 2 reasons why Jefferson won the election?

Answer 1

• he’ll stop the alien and sedition act

- he’ll cut taxes and refund them

Question 2

Jeffersons 3 words to live by

Answer 2

Equality: president is not royalty
Frugality: home spun suit.. by slaves
Simplicity: slippers & holy jeans

Question 3

Louisiana purchase

Answer 3

Jefferson cuts the budget with the navy, pays off half the national debt to get good credit, then borrows money from Europe to buy Louisiana

West of the Mississippi River to the rocky mountains

Question 4

Napoleon

Answer 4

Owned Louisiana then sold it to Jefferson to pay for the army bc of the war they were at against England

Question 5

Louis and Clark

Answer 5

• Explorers that are hired by Jefferson to discover their new land that is west of the Rocky Mountains and figure out what’s there “corps of discovery”
• specifically to explore Missouri River! & find an all water route to Asia. Leave from St. Louis and stop at the mountain. Claim oregan. Secures NW w/ US

Question 6

Berlin and Milan decree & Orders in Council

Answer 6

France and GB engage in a trade war where US gets caught in the middle. If we are trading with one country we must ask the other by signing paperwork

Question 7

Embargo Act of 1808

Answer 7

British ships use impressment to force Americans to serve on their ships. Jefferson punishes them by shutting down US trade with the entire world who needs our raw materials. Hurts us and ppl start smuggling. Is later repealed.

Question 8

War Hawks

Answer 8

• young Republicans from the West

- want war against England to get more land and expand US & get Canada

Question 9

War of 1812

Answer 9

• war against GB
• we went to invade Canada but it failed
• GB invades US and burns down the White House

Question 10

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 10

• signed by American and British negotiators
• Ends war of 1812
• parties agree to sit down and discuss original problems in the future

Question 11

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 11

• happened because Americans did not know about Treaty of Ghent
• American defenders slaughtered British, huge victory for US
• helps promote career of American general Andrew Jackson, National hero now

Question 12

James Madison

Answer 12

• last of founding fathers to be president

- he created an “era of good feelings”: he builds nationalism for the country

Question 13

Missouri compromise

Answer 13

• Missouri applies to join union as a slave state
• above Missouri-free
• below Missouri-slave