Socrates Would Be Proud
Walk the Plank
Word Up!
Deal or No Deal
Elbow Room
100
a term - ensuring that all people have the same rights
What is democratic?
100
these two nations violated American shipping rights
What is France and Britain?
100
placing a stoppage on shipping goods
What is an embargo?
100
this city sits at the mouth of the MS River
What is New Orleans?
100
These men led the expedition of the LA Territory
Who are Meriwether Lewis Lewis and William Clark?
200
Jefferson eliminted some restrictions on this qualification for voting
What is having to own property / financial requirements?
200
some American merchant sailors were forced into military service for foreign nations - this is the term for that practice
What is impressment?
200
a bribe
What is a tribute?
200
Jefferson negotiated with this leader to finalize the Louisiana Purchase?
Who is Napolean?
200
this Native American served several roles in aiding the expedition of the LA Territory
Who is Sacagawea?
300
many Federalists feared Jefferson would use this act to limit their freedoms and hurt the Federalist Party
What is the Sedition Act?
300
Jefferson took this action, hoping to put an end to foreign nations interfering with our ships
What is instituting an embargo?
300
a loose organization of nations or states
What is a confederation?
300
when the LA Purchase occured, the U.S. was negotiating with France to make sure this could happen
What is to have access to the port of New Orleans and use of the MS River?
300
the expedition began in this city and future state
What is St Louis, MO?
400
Jefferson believed in this economic policy - the idea that government should play a very limited role in economic affairs
What is laissez faire?
400
the U.S. Marines rescued a number of imprisoned American sailors and helped bring an end to piracy problems in the Mediterranean sea at this location
What is Tripoli?
400
the power of the Supreme Court to interpret laws and lower court decisions to determine their constitutionality
What is judicial review?
400
The area around modern-day New Orleans was first explored by this country
What is Spain?
400
the expedition began by journeying up this
What is the MO River?
500
Jefferson policies of reducing government spending and eliminating certain government departments had this effect - one which would be of importance come 1812
What is the military was unprepared for war?
500
In the Mediterranean, American ships were being targeted by pirates from the _____________ states
What is Barbary?
500
the study of how societies manage limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs
What is economics?
500
Other than needing money to wage wars in Europe, this was another reason France was so willing to sell the LA Territory?
What is the Hatian Revolution made them abandon their hopes for an American empire?
500
after crossing the continental divide, the expedition continued on to the Pacific Ocean by journeying down this river
What is the Columbia River?