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Chapter 9
Chapter 9 extra credit
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History
9th Grade
10/14/2009

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What method did Adams and Jefferson use to promote themselves as president in the election of 1800?
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Wrote 100's of letters to newspapers to publicize their views
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What did Adams clain Jefferson was in his letters?
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God-less
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What did Jefferson support that caused Adams to claim he was god-less?
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supported freedom of religion
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Who tied the deadlock election of 1800?
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Jefferson and Burr
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Who persuaded a swing vote from congress in deciding the tie?
Definition
House of Reps.
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Who did Hamilton want the feds to vote for?
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Jefferson
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Why didn't hamilton support burr?
Definition
Greatly distrusted him
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What was the 12th amendment?
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Required electors to vote for the president and VP on seperate ballets
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Jeffersons policy on government?
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Laissez faire
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What does Lassiez faire mean?
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let people do as they choose
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What were two major contradistions of jeffersons?
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All men are created equal- yet had a slave. The US should be a nation of small farmers- was a wealthy land owner.
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4 laws jefferson persuaded congress to get rid of?
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Whiskey act- repealed
Alien Act- expired
Sedition Act-expires
Naturlization Act- repealed
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Jefferson intended to raise money to reduce dept how?
Definition
Scaled down army, used custom duties,reduced size of government
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Judiciary Act of 1801 established?
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16 regional courts, 100's of employees, marshal becomes cheif of justice
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What did adams and Marshal do to mantain feds control of the judicial branch?
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Elected only Feds to control the courts
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Tactic to elect only one party to control the judicial branch?
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Midnight judges
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Jefferson took office and ordered madison to do what?
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not send remaining commisions
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Marshals reponse to Marburys law suit?
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lacked supreme jurisdiction
Term
Marshals justification?
Definition
refused to appoint
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Marshals justification?
Definition
refused to appoint
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Marbury's vs madison case established?
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Judicial review
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Judicial review was the beginning of what practice?
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checks and balances
Term
What are conestoga Wagons?
Definition
sturdy vehicles covered with white canvas
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What is the Lousinana Territory?
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Land west of the Mississippi
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Louisiana Territory belonged to?
Definition
Napoleon Bonaparte
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What is an imperalist?
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Take or buy land for empire
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Napoleon abandoned hopes for American Empire because?
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Revolt in Santo Domingo
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Led revolt in Santo Domingo?
Definition
Toussaint Louverture
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$ Paid for the Louissiana purchase?
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$15 million
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Jefferson questioned legality of purchase why?
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Nothing in the constitution about expanding an empire.
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Jefferson's junstification for the purchase?
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Used treaty powers.
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Type of constitutional powers Jefferson used to allow purchase?
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Implied Powers
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Purchase did this to the size of the U.S?
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Doubled it
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Jefferson hired to explore new territory?
Definition
Meri Weather Lewis, William Clark
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Lewis and clarks qualifications for exploring new territory?
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Were in the Army since they were young.
Amatuer Scientists.
Experience with native americans.
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Presidents instructions to the exploration party?
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Find out about the native americans.
Find a route across the Rocky Mountains.
Collect scientific data and artifacts.
Chart Geography.
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How was the party to treat the native americans they encountered?
Definition
with kindness
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In 1804 where did the lewis and clark expidition begin?
Definition
St. Louis
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Who did the exploration party hire as their interpreter?
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Toussaint Charbonneau
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Who is Toussaint Charbonneau's wife?
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Sacagawea- pregnant
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Did Sacagawea guide the exploration party? why? Who did?
Definition
no, Unfimiliar with territory, husband did.
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How did Charbonneau marry Sacagawea?
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Won in a bargon game.
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Why was sacagawea brought on the exploration?
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helped the ill, found food, saved items in a boat that had capsized
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Who else did Jefferson send on the exploration?
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Pike
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What territory did Pike explore?
Definition
Colorado Area
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What did Pike discover? What is it called now?
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Great peak, pikes peak
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what does Secede mean?
Definition
To break away from your country to form another
Term
Who planned to secede from the U.S and why?
Definition
Aaron Burr, wanted to be president
Term
Who did the Nothern Fed's want to lea their seccession?
Definition
Burr
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What office was Burr Running for?
Definition
governor of NY
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What did Hamilton accuse burr of?
Definition
Treason
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What did burr do after he left the election?
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Challenged to a dual
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What was the result of the dual between hamilton and burr?
Definition
Hamilton misses and burr shoots and kills him. Hamilton dies.
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Who dominates metterranian Sea trade?
Definition
Barbary pirates
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Where are barbary pirates from?
Definition
Tripoli
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Barbary pirates demanded?
Definition
tribute
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What is a tribute?
Definition
pay money for safe passage
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What area does jefferson order blockade? why?
Definition
Ports of Tripoli, demanding more money and declare war
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Pirates seize?
Definition
Ship philidelphia
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Neutral rights?
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The right to sail seas and not take sides
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Who is angered by our neutral rights?
Definition
Britain and France
Term
Why do the british search U.S ships at sea?
Definition
They are looking for deserters that they think we are taking
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What do the british do besides search our ships?
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Take sailors- Impressments
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What ship do the british insist on searching, but are reffused? Why?
Definition
Chesepeake, shoot ships and we knew what British were going to do
Term
What bans trade with all countries?
Definition
The embargo act of 1807
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What does the emargo act do to the us economy?
Definition
destroys it, increases unemployment, leads to protests
Term
What begins in result of the embargo act?
Definition
Smuggling
Term
Who wins the next presidental election?
Definition
James Madison
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What bans trade with France and Britain only?
Definition
Non Intercourse act
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What do the people call pres. Madison? why?
Definition
Little Jemmy, hes short
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When the non intercourse act expires what does the new act allow?
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First country to lift band US will trade with
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Who tricked the US with the new trade embargo? How?
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Nepoleon, lifts band and steals ships
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How do the US people become greedy?
Definition
Took 100 million acres and want more
Term
Who is Tecumseh?
Definition
Powerful shawnee cheif
Term
Who did Tecumseh lead?
Definition
confederacy of 3 states of native americans
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What did Tecumseh believe?
Definition
no tribe has the right to give land to US, not theirs to give
Term
Who was prophet?
Definition
Tecumseh's brother
Term
What did prophet believe?
Definition
give up "white ways" No alcohol, no western dress, plows, or firearms
Term
What did prophet establish?
Definition
prophetstown
Term
Who sends warning to techumseh not to align with the British?
Definition
General William Henry Harrison
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What does Tecumseh do in return?
Definition
Meets in person with 400 warriors
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What is the name of the battle in prophetstown?
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Battle of Tippiecannoe
Term
Who attacks prophetstown?
Definition
Harrison
Term
Who wins the battle at tippiecanoe?
Definition
US- weapons
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Who are the war hawks? Who are their leaders in congress?
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Young rep in copngress that want war with britain, john calhoun, and henry clay
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What do the war hawks want?
Definition
War with britain
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What powerful position does henry clay get elected to?
Definition
Speaker of the house, 1811
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What do the war hawks successfully encourage congress to do?
Definition
increase millitary spending, feds appose war
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What does madison ask congress to do?
Definition
declare war
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What do the British do regarding impressments?
Definition
end policy
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Why is ending the policy of impressments ironic?
Definition
by the time they end it, impressments are already in war
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Why was it foolish for us to engage war of 1812? -4 reasons
Definition
British navy too powerful
Only 7000 troops
Poorly trained state militias
States and washington do not support the war.
Term
What happened to Gen. Hull's canadian campaign?
Definition
Met tecumseh and warriors, retreats and surrenders- chickens out twice with william harrison
Term
Who was oliver hazard perry and what did he do?
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Fought Brits on lake erie- flag ship niagra. Destroyed British fleet.
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What happened at battle of Thames?
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tecumseh is killed
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What are frigates?
Definition
Warships, only have 3
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What are privateers?
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Armed private ships
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Why didn't the British initally block the New England states?
Definition
hoped they would betray the U.S
Term
What happened at the battle of horseshoe bend?
Definition
Andrew Jackson attacked and killed 550 creeks- men, woman, and children
Term
What happend in August 1814?
Definition
British burn down washington- cap. building and Pres. mansion
Term
What happend in August 1814?
Definition
British burn down washington- cap. building and Pres. mansion
Term
who is Francis scott key and what did he do?
Definition
made star spangled banner- bombs bursting in thin air,flag was still there
Term
Who was Gen. Sir. George Prevost?
Definition
British commander that led 10000 troops into NY, lost but were well trained
Term
What ended the war of 1812?
Definition
Treaty of Ghent- Dec. 1814, did not address impressments
Term
What happened at the battle of new orleans?
Definition
Andrew jackson waits, kills 700 brits+ pakenham- commander
Term
What happened at the hartford convention?
Definition
US victory and peace makes them appear unpatriotic
possible succession
wanted constitution ammendments
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