The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Jefferson was the first President from this political party.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country and leader in 1803.
Who are France and Napoleon Bonaparte?
These two men led the "Corps of Discovery" to explore the new western lands.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
This was the British practice of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy.
What is impressment?
This First Lady famously saved a portrait of George Washington before the British burned the White House.
Who is Dolley Madison?
Jefferson's goals were to reduce the size of the Military and what?
What is the Government?
The total cost for the Louisiana Purchase was 15 millions of dollars for 530 Million Acres, one of the most amazing real estate deals ever. How many cents per acre did that come out to?
What is 3 cents per acre?
One of the main goals of the expedition was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. The water route was known as this
What is the Northwest Passage?
These were the young members of Congress from the South and West who pushed for war with Britain
Who are the War Hawks?
The USS Constitution earned this nickname after cannonballs bounced off its wooden hull.
What is "Old Ironsides"?
This economic philosophy, which Jefferson favored, calls for as little government intervention as possible.
What is laissez-faire?
Jefferson originally only intended to buy this city to control the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
This was the name of the Indian Woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their Expedition
Who is Sacagawea?
In 1807, Jefferson passed this act, which banned all foreign trade but ended up hurting New England merchants.
What is the Embargo Act?
American troops used this three-word battle cry after a massacre of wounded soldiers at Frenchtown, Michigan
What is Remember the Raisin?
Jefferson owned over 600 slaves and had six children with this woman, whom he never officially freed.
Who is Sally Hemings?
Jefferson was conflicted about the purchase because this document did not explicitly grant the President the power to buy land.
What is the Constitution?
Before the trip, many Americans believed these mythical creatures lived in the West.
What are Unicorns
Tecumseh, whose name means "Shooting Star," worked to unite Indian tribes into a Confederacy. He was a member of this important Ohio Indian Tribe.
Who are the Shawnee?
This War of 1812 battle between William Henry Harrison and the British/Indian Forces in Canada is where Tecumseh lost his life.
What is the Battle of Thames?
At the time of his death, Jefferson was $107,000 in debt, which is roughly this much in today's currency.
What is $2 million?
This 1791 slave revolution in a wealthy French colony forced Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the U.S.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This was the name of the two forts that the Expedition spent the winters at on their Journey
What are Fort Mandan and Fort Clatsop?
This is the name of the four North African Countries who raided American ships until Jefferson sent the Navy to fight against them.
Who/What are the Barbary States?
This treaty ended the war, though it "adjusted nothing" and "settled nothing."
What is the Treaty of Ghent?