Reduced Gov
The name of the group that Jefferson's actions went against, advocates of strong central gov.
Who are Federalists?
President who infuriated Jefferson with his Supreme Court Justice appointments.
Who is John Adams?
This country was in control of the land west of the Mississippi.
What is France?
What did Adams' do to try to fix the bad relations with France?
tried diplomacy by sending three commissioners to Paris to negotiate a settlement
What political party did he belong to?
What is the Federalists party?
His Vice President.
Who is Aaron Burr?
Name for Adams' Supreme Court Justice appointments at the very end of his Presidential term.
What are Midnight Judges?
Famous Native American Woman who navigated for much of Lewis and Clark's travels.
Who is Sacajawea?
Why did Adams lose the 1800 election?
because of his rivalry with Hamilton and the Federalist Party, and Jefferson was backed by the united and far more organized Republicans.
How many terms did he serve as president?
What is One term?
What he passed in 1807 that restricted American trading with any foreign countries.
What is the Embargo of 1807?
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
This French ruler was hoping to gain more and more control of the Americas and Haiti.
Who is Napoleon?
This allowed the president to jail or deport foreigners
What is the Alien Act
Banned speech against the government under threat of prosecution.
What is the Sedition Act?
Made citizens happy by reducing these
What are taxes?
The months between losing the election and a new president’s inauguration
What is a Lame Duck Period
This is how much the U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase for.
What is $15 million?
How did Adams respond to the XYZ affair?
asked Congress to appropriate funds for defensive measures starting a Quasi War
What is the affair called when the Prime Minister of France insulted American diplomats by refusing to receive them and then demanded lots of money from the USA in order for peace to be made?
What is the XYZ affair
The two countries he hope to hurt but didn't with the Embargo.
What is Britain and France?
What is the act that doubled the number of circuit court judges, reduced the number of Supreme Court seats from 6 to 5, and is also called the “Midnight Judges Act”?
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
What is latitude and longitude?
Latitudes are horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator. Longitudes are vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian in Greenwich, England
Who was his Vice President?
Thomas Jefferson
Why is Marbury V Madison important?
It proved that the Supreme court actually had the power it was supposed to, protecting the checks and balances originally included by the Constitution