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Jefferson Era
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Social Studies
8th Grade
03/04/2013

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Term
People who take extreme political postitions
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Radical
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During the election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burrr tied for the Presidency. Who had to break that tie?
Definition
The House of Represnetatives
Term
What are some of Thomas Jefferesons Talents?
Definition
  • Helped the architects design Washington D.C. (most important)
  • Violenist
  • Scienctist
  • Devoted Reader
Term
Thomas Jefferson ended many federalists programs. What were three of those programs?
Definition
  1. Allowed the Alien & Sedition acts to end
  2. Ended many taxes, including the whiskey tax
  3. Reduced federal employees and military
Term
Adams appointed as many ___________  __________ as he could between the election of 1800 and jefferson's inauguration.
Definition

Federalist Judges
Term
Who composed "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Definition
Francis Scott Key
Term
What did the Embargo Act of 1807 ban?
Definition
trade with the British and French
Term
What polictical party did Jefferson belong to?
Definition
Democratic Republican
Term
What court case established the principle of Judicial Review?
Definition
Marbury v. Madison
Term
What principle states that supreme court has final say in interpreting the constitution?
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Judicial Review
Term
Western Farmers used what river to move their product to the port city of New Orleans?
Definition
The Mississippi River
Term
What territory did Napoleon offer to let Jefferson buy?
Definition
Louisiana Territory
Term
How much money did Jefferson pay for The Louisianan Purchase?
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15 Million Dollars
Term
What happened to the size of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase?
Definition
It Doubled
Term
Jefferson picked  __________ and __________ to head the Corps of Discovery to explore the land purchased from the Louisiana Purchase.
Definition
Lewis and Clark
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Lewis and Clark were to establish ________ _________ with the Native Americans and bring back a description of the land purchased during the Louisisana Purchase.
Definition
good relations
Term
What did Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to find across the continent?
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a water route
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What tribe did Lewis and Clark spend their first winter with?

 

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The Manden Tribe
Term
A 17-year-old French trapper that explored with Lewis and Clark.
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Sacagawea
Term
What skills did Sacagawea have that helped Lewis and Clark during thier expedition?
Definition
Language and Geography
Term
What is the power of judicail review?
Definition
to be the final authority on what
Term
After the Lewis and Clark expedition, who explored along the Arkansas River as far as the Rocky Mountains?
Definition
Zebulon
Term
What was the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
Definition
The treaty of Ghent
Term
Who was the leader that sold land for money to the United States to pay for his wars?
Definition
Napoleon
Term
At the start of the War of 1812 what would describe the U.S. military?
Definition
small, poorly trained and badly equipped
Term
What were the outcomes of the War of 1812?
Definition
  • Increased American patriotism
  • Weakened Native American
  • U.S. manufaturing grew
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What were westerners who urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain and to invade Canada called?
Definition
War Hawks
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