Thomas Jefferson (Learning Target 1)
Jefferson believed the Constitution should be read this way—very literally and limited.
What is a strict interpretation?
Marbury v. Madison established this major power of the Supreme Court.
What is judicial review?
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from this country.
What is France?
This term means kidnapping U.S. sailors and forcing them into the British navy.
What is impressment?
This treaty ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
This political party supported a strict reading of the Constitution, and Jefferson was its leader.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
This president made last-minute “midnight appointments” that helped cause the case.
Who is John Adams?
This Shoshone woman helped guide Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
Which of the following is not a cause of the War of 1812? — Impressment, British support of Native Americans, trade interference, or burning of the White House.
What is the burning of the White House?
He led the U.S. to victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Give one example of a domestic policy action Jefferson took that matched his political beliefs.
What is reducing the size of the military / cutting taxes / shrinking the federal government?
This act allowed Adams to fill the courts with Federalist judges.
Judiciary Act of 1801
Judiciary Act of 1798
Judiciary Act of 1805
Judiciary Act of 1776
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
The expedition proved that this hoped-for route did not exist.
What is an all-water route to the Pacific?
Which group lost the most after the War of 1812?
Who are Native Americans?
This American naval hero won the Battle of Lake Erie.
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?
Thomas Jefferson bought this land in 1803 even though the Constitution didn’t clearly say a president could buy land.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What does judicial review allow the Supreme Court to do to laws or government actions?
What is declare them unconstitutional?
Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to map the land, make friends with Native tribes, and study this natural feature of America.
What is plants and animals (or geography, natural resources)?
This law banned all trade with foreign countries and hurt the U.S. economy.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
This battle weakened Native resistance in the Northwest and killed Tecumseh.
What is the Battle of the Thames?
Name one foreign-policy event during Jefferson’s presidency that tested his beliefs and explain why.
Examples: The Embargo Act (hurt trade), conflicts with Britain/France
Explain in one sentence why judicial review is important to checks and balances.
It prevents the legislative and executive branches from abusing power.
Give one major effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States.
Examples: doubled the size of the U.S., increased exploration, boosted trade, control of the Mississippi River.
Explain one major effect of the War of 1812.
Examples: rise in patriotism, increased manufacturing, weakened Native resistance.
Dolley Madison became famous for saving this item when the British burned Washington D.C.
What is the portrait of George Washington?