Jefferson Takes Office
The 3rd President of the United States from 1801-1809
Thomas Jefferson
What important right did the US gain the Pinckney Treaty of 1795
the right to ship goods down the Mississippi River to New Orleans
How did European nations protect themselves against raids by the Barbary pirates?
They paid tribute to the pirates from the Barbary States
What led to The War of 1812?
Americans Were angry with Britain for helping the Native Americans by arming them with weapons
Americans resented the continuing impressme of U.S. sailors by the British
American nationalist and war hawks, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun Henry became leaders in the government's House of Reps.
term meaning the government should not interfere in the economy
Laissez faire
Why did the election of 1800 of running mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr have to be decided by the House of representatives?
the two candidates received the same number of votes
The house decided who would be President and who would be Vice President
who was the Haitian that helped lead Haitian struggle to expel ( force to leave) the French?
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Why were American ships being seized by Britain & France?
Britain & France were at war with each other, therefore neither wanted the other to benefit from American trade.
What regions of the United States supported the war with Britain the strongest?
the south and west
the authority of Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws
judicial review
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Most tax ________ came from the tariff on imported goods.
revenue
Why did Jefferson hesitate to approve the purchase of the Louisiana Territory ?
Jefferson knew the constitution did not permit a President the right to buy land of foreign powers
How did Americans encounter impressment?
American sailors were kidnapped & forced to fight in the British Navy.
Why was the U.S. unprepared for war?
It's military was small and broke.
the place on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions
continental divide
What was the Supreme Court, Chief Justice decision in the case of Marbury Vs. Madison?
He ruled that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional
Why was New Orleans important to the United States?
it was a major trading center for farmers
Why did President Jefferson place an embargo on foreign goods in 1807?
to try to force Britain & France to respect American neutrality
What did the Native Americans expect would occur after helping British military?
they hoped that the British victory would mean the return of Native Americans lands.
the action of shutting down a port or road to prevent people or supplies rom coming into an area or leaving it
blockade
What elements of Greek and Roman culture are still important to us today?
architecture,
law,
philosophy,
art,
literature
How was Sacagawea important to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition
she was a Shoshone Native American who served as a guide & an interpreter for the expedition.
What was the purpose of the league that Tecumseh & the Prophet (Tenskwatawa) formed western tribes into after 1805?
to preserve traditional ways
resist and stop further settlement
Unify tribes
What was the purpose of Hartford Convention?
to decide if New England should secede from the United States.
a government order that forbids trade
embargo