Politics
This French leader sold the territory to the U.S. for $15 million because he needed money for his wars in Europe
Napoleon
This British practice involved seizing American sailors and forcing them to serve in the Royal Navy.
Impressment
This Shawnee leader attempted to create a pan-Indian confederacy to resist American westward expansion.
Tecumseh
Jefferson sent these two men not just to find a water route to the Pacific, but also to act as "amateur scientists" by documenting new flora and fauna.
Lewis and Clark
Because Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the Electoral College, the election was ultimately decided by this body.
In 1801, Jefferson broke with his pacifist leanings to send the Navy to the Mediterranean to fight these North African pirates.
Barbary Pirates
War Hawks were eager to go to war not just for maritime rights, but also to potentially annex this British-held territory to the North.
Canada
This was the primary region of the country where Federalism remained popular due to the local economy's reliance on British trade.
New England
This landmark 1803 case established the principle of Judicial Review.
Marbury v Madison
Jefferson’s alternative to war, this act prohibited all American trade with foreign nations but ended up devastating the U.S. economy.
Embargo Act of 1807
This term refers to the young, nationalistic Western and Southern Congressmen who pushed for war in 1812.
War Hawks
He was a national hero in the War of 1812 who will eventually go on to become President
Andrew Jackson
This amendment was passed in 1804 to ensure that electors cast separate ballots for President and Vice President.
The 12th Amendment
Explain how the Jefferson administration felt regarding foreign policy and the role of the U.S. globally:
Wanted to remain neutral/advance U.S. power and prestige
These British decrees required neutral ships to stop in Britain for inspection before trading with the rest of Europe.
Orders in Council
Explain the concept of a loose constructionist and how Jefferson embodied these principles (2):
--Didn't dismantle the bank
-- purchases the Louisiana Territory
-- Embargo Act
-- Barbary conflict
Jefferson’s vision for the newly acquired land was to create an "Empire of Liberty" populated by these types of independent farmers.
Yeomen Farmers
This American naval hero gained fame during the Barbary Wars for his daring raid to burn the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor.
Stephen Decatur
This 1807 incident involved a British ship firing on a U.S. naval vessel off the coast of Virginia, sparking cries for war.
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Explain the concept of a strict constructionist and how Jefferson embodied these principles while President (2):
--cut national debt
--cut military spending
-- cut excise tax of whiskey