Jeffy
What state was Thomas Jefferson born in?
Virginia
What was the primary cause of the First Barbary War?
Tripoli declared war when Jefferson refused to pay higher tributes.
Thomas Jefferson's face is on what coin?
Nickel
What was a significant outcome of the First Barbary War?
The war marked the end of tribute payments and proved the U.S. could project power abroad, solidifying its maritime reputation
Both names for the French colony on hispaniola in the caribbean.
haiti & Saint Domingue
What do you call a big farm in the south of the United States? (Thomas Jefferson lived in a ______ growing up).
Plantation
How many terms did Jefferson serve?
two
What institution did Thomas Jefferson help found later in his life, viewing it as one of his most significant achievements?
The University of Virginia
Name 2 of the 4 barbary states
How did the 1804 Haitian Revolution facilitate (make easier for) the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France?
After losing Saint Domingue, France sold the Louisiana Territory to fund a war in Europe.
What government power did Jefferson use to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
the power to make treaties
During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson bought a big piece of land from France that doubled the size of the United States. What is this purchase called? (Try your best with spelling)
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson wrote _______, a document saying that the US wanted to be free from England.
Declaration of Independence
Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea
a French military genius and political leader (1769-1821) who rose from the French Revolution to become Emperor (he sold us Louisiana)
napoleon bonaparte
What (or who) decided the election of 1800?
The House of Representatives
Which 2 explorers did Thomas Jefferson ask to explore the new land they bought from France?
Lewis and Clark.
when courts, especially the Supreme Court, have the power to check if laws or government actions follow the Constitution, the country's supreme law
judicial review
a U.S. law signed by President Thomas Jefferson that banned American ships from trading with foreign ports, aiming to pressure Britain and France to respect U.S. neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars and stop impressing American sailors
The Embargo Act of 1807
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in July of 1804
Aaron Burr
What happened as a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?
It hurt the U.S. economy by wiping out trade with other nations
ratified in 1804, changed how the U.S. elects its President and Vice President, requiring electors to cast separate ballots for each office, rather than the top vote-getter becoming President and the runner-up Vice President, which caused issues like the 1800 election tie between Jefferson and Burr
12th amendment
U.S. Supreme Court case that established judicial review, the principle that the Supreme Court can declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, making the judiciary a co-equal branch of government with the power to interpret the Constitution as the supreme law.
marbury v madison
Why was there controversy around Thomas Jefferson purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
The Constitution did not specifically allow purchase of land.
leader who helped Haiti gain independence from France.
Toussaint L’Ouverture