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11th Grade
11/15/2006

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What were the commercial innovations of the Jeffersonian period?
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introduction of the agricultural affair, introduction of the textile industry, expansion of the merchant marine.
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As president, Thomas Jefferson...
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maintained close ties with congressional leaders.
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What was the important precedent for judicial review of federal statutes was in?
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Marbury v. Madison
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Aaron Burr...
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planned a potentially treasonous expedition.

His plans are still obscure, but may have involved a scheme to detach the Old Southwest from the United States and join it to Mexico or create an independent republic.
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The Embargo Act of 1807
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failed to protect American neutrality.

The embargo did not have the desired effect; Britain and France continued to ignore the nation's claim to neutral rights.
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As a result of Macon's Bill Number Two...
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Napoleon offered, although never intended to keep, a promise to respect American neutrality.
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What changes in the Constitution did New Englanders recommend at the Hartford Convention?
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limitation on the president to a single term in office

New Englanders were growing tired of Virginia's grip on the presidency.
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What actions by the Jefferson administration coincided with the Republican belief in strict interpretation of the constitution?
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repeal of all direct taxes, including the controversial Whiskey Tax
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When the US made the Louisiana Purchase...
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strict borders were not specified.
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In the decision of Fletcher v. Peck (1810), the Supreme Court...
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upheld its authority to rule on the constitutionality of state laws.
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The law prohibiting the importation of African slaves into the United States was
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complemented by a similar British law of 1807
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