Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
The political party that Jefferson was the leader of.
What is the Democratic-Republican party?
The name given to the large purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The man that killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel after Hamilton refused to support his bid for governor of New York.
Who is Aaron Burr?
The war that the US declared on England while James Madison was president.
What is the War of 1812?
The figure that was created during the War of 1812 and is named after meat supplier Samuel Wilson.
Who is Uncle Sam?
The three European nations that were in North America in 1801 when Jefferson became president.
What is England, France, and Spain?
The name given to the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
The things that Lewis and Clark were sent to explore in the Louisiana Territory.
What is 1. Gather information on Native Americans. 2. Search for the source of the Missouri River. 3. Study the geology, botany, and zoology of the territory. 4. Look for any commercial possibilities. 5. Look for signs of British soldiers still in the area.
The Speaker of the House during Madison's presidency that supported western expansion and was a member of the War Hawks and supported taking Canada away from England.
Who is Henry Clay?
Madison's wife that during the attack on Washington, D. C. carried away her husbands belongings along with a portrait of George Washington.
Who is Dolley Madison?
The two men that Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
The amount of money the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory for.
What is $15 million dollars? (1803 money)
Thomas Jefferson's response to the continuing impressment of ships by England.
What is an embargo?
The Native American from the Northwest Territory that attempted to unite Native Americans from Canada to the Gulf Coast in order to resist white settlers.
Who is Tecumseh?
The future US president that led an attack on Canada (at first unsuccessfully, but later was successful).
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The day that Thomas Jefferson ended the Atlantic Slave Trade.
What is January 1, 1808?
The reason why Napolean Bonaparte wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory.
What is France needed money due to their ongoing war with England? (war debt. war is expensive)
The reason why the United States went to war with Tripoli.
What is Tripoli increased the amount of tribute needed to pay to enter into the Mediterranean Sea?
The governor of the Indiana Territory and future US president that ordered an attack on Native Americans and burned their town and stole their supplies.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The future US president that led the Americans in the Battle of New Orleans (which actually occurred the month after the War of 1812 ended).
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The country that declared war on the United States when the United States refused to pay the fee they wanted to charge to enter into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Tripoli? (Now called Libya and is one of the Barbary States)
The reason why the US wanted to purchase New Orleans (which eventually led to the purchase of all the Louisiana Territory).
What is to gain control of the port of New Orleans in order to bring supplies to the Northwest Territory?
###also, the U.S. was afraid France might stage an attack on the U.S. from the Louisiana Territory
God is real. Heaven is real. Jesus was real but not the son of God. The Bible is true (except for miracles).
What were Thomas Jefferson's beliefs on the Bible?
The name of the town in Indiana Territory where Native Americans were attacked and their town was burned and supplies stolen.
What is Tippecanoe?
The battle where Tecumseh was killed.
What is the Battle of Thames?