Vocabulary
Election of 1800
Louisiana Purchase
France vs. Great Britain
Government Decisions
100

A group of representatives who elect the president and vice president based on the popular vote in each state 

Electoral College

100

Who initially won the Election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson

100

New Orleans was known as a

Main port for trading

100

How did President Washington feel about the conflict between France and Great Britain

President Washington remained neutral

100

Comparing the decisions of other government branches to the constitution

Judicial Review

200

The authority of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws or actions by the government are constitutional

judicial review

200

Who were the presidential candidates of the Election of 1800

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

200

Louisiana was being purchased back from 

France

200

Who had a better relationship with America?

France

200

Federalists felt that the Alien and Sedition Act would

Protect national security

300

an action that moves people to resist or act out against lawful authority

sedition

300

This happened during the Election of 1800 causing a transfer of power from one political party to another

There was a tie in votes between John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr

300

This individual purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars.

Thomas Jefferson

300

Both Great Britain and France did this to America

Seized ships and captured sailors

300

This Amendment was added to the constitution to avoid confusion in future elections

The 12th Amendment

400

the act of seizing people and forcing them to serve against their will, such as in the military

impressment

400

The Election of 1796 was significant because

It was the first contested election

400

Purchasing the Louisiana Territory caused this to happen for the United States.

Double the size of the United States (expand, grow)

400

Seized American ships and captured sailors forcing them to work on their own ships

Great Britain

400

The number of electors in the Electoral College is decided by

the population of the state

500

a political leader who appeals to people’s prejudices and desires to gain power 

demagogue

500

This Political Party decided the election of 1800

The House of Representatives

500

How did Purchasing the Louisiana Territory benefit France

Assisted with France's debt from war

500

The XYZ Affair happened because 

The French had begun seizing American merchant ships

500

The number of electors in the Electoral College is decided by

the same number as the state's members of Congress

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