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100
Jefferson was the _______ (a number) president of the United States
Jefferson was the third president of the United States
100
This event, put forth by Jefferson, called for the exploration of the West to reach the Pacific Ocean and establish a trade network with Western Native Americans. It occurred shortly after the Louisiana Purchase.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
100
After much harassment of American ships by the British, this act was passed when the Americans where fed up with the ongoing impressment as well as seizures of American men and goods.
The Embargo Act
100
This is the name of Jefferson's burial site as well as the Mansion in which he resided in.
Monticello
100
The name of the lawmaking body in the Virginia colony.
House of Burgess
200
True or False: Jefferson was a strong advocate for slave rights yet held slaves himself
True
200
This occurred in the Election of 1800 when Jefferson ran for president along with Aaron Burr.
Jefferson and Burr each had 73 electoral votes causing debate over who should be president. This was solved through the convincing of a Delaware representative.
200
After 1783, American naval ships were bombarded by this group which was attempted to be solved with tributes amounting to as much as $80,000. This group was known for not allowing passage of ships unless a tribute was paid.
Barbary pirates
200
This is the name of the slave that Jefferson had an alleged sexual relationship with and had numerous children. This became a large scandal during Jefferson's first term as president. Although there the results are inconclusive, there is a possibility that the two had a relationship.
Sally Hemings
200
This idea was brought on by George Washington regarding presidential terms and was followed by Thomas Jefferson
The idea of only serving two terms because they believed it was time for a change.
300
Jefferson held this career between 1768 and 1773 in Virginia which was beneficial to his position as president and writing the Declaration of Independence. hint: (this was prior to Jefferson holding any political positions)
He was a lawyer with his mentor George Wythe serving mostly elite Virginians.
300
These are the two names for Thomas Jefferson's political party.
Democratic-Republican and anti-federalist
300
This is why the unsuccessful Embargo Act was repealed.
Not only were the American citizens not happy with the act, it proved unsuccessful because goods were still reaching Britain illegally. This meant that British trade was not suffering as they hoped and it proved more beneficial to pass the Non-Intercourse Act in 1809.
300
During Jefferson's two terms, he never vetoed a bill. In fact, he was the first two-term president to never veto a bill. Presidents such as Washington vetoed three bills and Madison vetoed 7 bills. This is one possible explanation why.
Jefferson never vetoed a bill because he believed that the chief executive should play a limited, care taking role in the government.
300
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both share this interesting death date.
July 4th
400
Jefferson was the nation's first _________, the second _________, and the third _________.
Jefferson was the nation's first secretary of state, the second vice-president, and the third president.
400
The United States was able to purchase the Louisiana territory for only $15 million from the French because of this.
Originally only planning to sell much less land for much more money, Napoleon's plans in the new world did not work out. He feared his territory in the Americas would be captured by the British due to his lack of troops to defend it. Therefore, a French minister of finance convinced Napoleon to sell the territory rather than lose it to the British.
400
Between 1803 and 1807, U.S. exports jumped from $66.5 million to $102.2 million shortly after the Louisiana Purchase because of this.
Napoleon declared war on Great Britain and the U.S. was able to benefit from this by functioning as merchants as selling supplies to the two nations. Eventually, both France and Great Britain outlawed all American commerce with their opponent.
400
Jefferson believed this type of society should characterize the American society because it would make the U.S. independent from other nations.
An agrarian society. In fact, He was one of the first American farmers to employ crop rotation and he redesigned the plow to make it more efficient.
400
The lowering of the national debt, reducing the size of the armed forces and bureaucracy, and the Louisiana Purchase are all successes of Jefferson during his ______ term in office.
1st term
500
These were Jefferson’s religious beliefs and they influenced his political views in this way.
Jefferson was born an Anglican but was a spokesperson for the Enlightenment. He considered himself an Atheist and he began to see reason over faith, thus supporting the ideas of reason, liberty, and equality as well as he believed it should be incorporated into the American government.
500
The Burr Conspiracy led Jefferson to call for the arrest and indictment of Burr because of this, despite not having concrete proof.
Aaron Burr was believed to be leading a cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers to create an independent nation in the center of North America. Burr claimed that he was going to farm the 40,000 acres in the Texas territory which was leased to him by the Spanish.
500
Did Thomas Jefferson favor the French or the British more? explain.
Despite making him unpopular, Jefferson favored the French and supported the French Revolution which eventually led to the purchase of the Louisiana territory. He still had resentment of the British after the American Revolution. The British also impressed over 6,000 sailors causing much tension.
500
Jefferson wrote his own epitaph for his tombstone. Of all of his major accomplishments, this one was astonishingly not listed out of the three that were. What were the accomplishments listed?
Jefferson's tombstone had no mention of him being president. Instead, it read: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson - Author of the Declaration of American Independence - of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom - Father of the University of Virginia"
500
Jefferson was increasingly preoccupied with this during his second term. How did he attempt to solve this? Was it Successful?
Jefferson was preoccupied with keeping the nation from involvement with the Napoleonic Wars. He placed an embargo on American shipping but it was not successful.