Adams (7.3)
John Adams was the " " President of the US (number)
the 2nd
Thomas Jefferson was the " " President of the US (number)
(third)
Who did we purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
France
What were 2 tasks of Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Map the area, find new plants and animals, make relations with Natives
Who won the election of 1800? (DOUBLE POINTS)
Jefferson
Act that made it illegal to speak against your government
Sedition Act
Tell me 2 things Jefferson did as President
Got rid of all Federal Taxes, Shrank the Government, Fired Government workers, purchased Louisiana Territory
How much did we pay for the land? and How much did it increase the size of the US
15 million, Doubled it
Sacagawea
What did Adams do before becoming president?
Served as lawyer, founding father, statesman
Allowed the government to imprison foreigners during times of war
Alien Act
What was Jefferson's major achievement before becoming president
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
What was the main reason the land was purchased in the first place? (aside from just more land)
(DOUBLE POINTS)
Give Americans access to the Mississippi river
Where did their journey start and end?
St Louis, Pacific Ocean (oregon)
What did the "Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions" establish (DOUBLE POINTS)
States rights, states would not follow unconstitutional laws
An event where 3 French agents bribed America for money after we tried to negotiate with them due to ongoing conflicts.
XYZ Affair
Jefferson served this job before becoming President
Governor of Virginia
What was ironic/weird about Jefferson purchasing this territory?
The president had no right to buy it, stretched the constitution, was a BIG government kind of move (anti-republican)
What was the Lewis and Clark team called? (Not on slides, from the video)
Corps of Discovery
Why was France attacking our ships at sea?
They were made that we were trading with their enemy, Britain.
OR they were made that we did not help them during their Revolution