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| How did Jefferson reduce the power of the national government? |
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-Reducing Bureacracy
-reduced taxes
-smaller army
-let Bank of US continue |
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| What problem did Jefferson have with the federal courts? |
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| Jefferson tried to block the appointment of Adam's judges. |
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| How did Jefferson achieve his program in the West? |
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| Jefferson encourages the settlement of the frontier |
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| Why did Jefferson easily win reelection in 1804? |
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| He was popular because of the La. Purchase |
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| How did Jefferson respond to increasing tensions with Europe? |
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-created a national court system headed by the Supreme Court.
-The Supreme Court would settle differences between state and federal laws. |
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| Adams Appoints midnight Judges |
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Just before he left office, Adams appointed Federalist judges.
-angered Jefferson |
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-Jefferson tried to deny the appointments of some midnight judges.
Marshall ruled that it was against the Constitution for the Supreme Court to order the executive branch to let appointee William Marbury take his judicial office. |
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-courts decide whether or not laws are constitutional.
-It also allows federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to make sure they are constitutional. |
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Americans were able to buy land in the western territories on credit.
-encouraged the development of the frontier. |
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the French began demanding large sums of money from American traders passing through New Orleans.
-Jefferson wanted to buy just NewOrleans |
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Napoleon entire French claim of Louisiana
-offered $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase.
-Doubled size of US |
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| Why did the Federalist lose support? |
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-They opposed Louisiana Purchase
-farmers tended to support Jeffersonian Republicans. |
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Burr- Jefferson's VP
-Hamilton ruined Burr's chances for any office
-Burr Killed HAmilton in a dues |
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| Why did Jefferson win the election of 1804? |
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-Jefferson’s popularity
-weakened Federalist Party |
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-Jay's treaty expired
-British ship attacked the USS Chesapeake
-last words of the Captain: Don't give up the ship, became Naval battle cry |
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-punish the British and French
-a restriction on trade
-angered traders
-JEfferson became unpopular |
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| The power of courts to decide whether laws are constitutional |
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| What led to war between the United States and Native Americans in the Old Northwest? |
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Miami, Delaware, Shawnee, and other Native American groups came together to fight American expansion.
-won several victories over the United States.
-British withdrew their support
-new national army, known as the Legion of the United States, was formed. |
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| What is the Battle of Fallen Tibers? |
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| -Legion defeated the Native Americans. -Native Americans were forced to accept the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. |
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| why was louisianna purchased? |
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-control mississippi river and new orleans
-aid in commerce
-to find water route to pacific ocean
-prevent european nations from claiming land
-to reach from sea to sea |
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| What did Lewis do before he worked for Jefferson? |
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| What did Lewis do for Jefferson? |
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| he was Jefferson's personal secretary for 2 years |
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| what did Clark do before the expedition? |
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| how was Clark chosen to go on the expedition? |
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| what part of the expedition was Lewis in charge of? |
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| he was in charge of all things scientific |
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| what part of the expedtion was Clark in charge of |
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| he was the surveyor and woodsman |
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| what was the name of Clark's slave? |
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| what was Lewis' dog's name |
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| What is the traty of Greensville? |
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-groups relinquished land
-Ohio River would no longer be a boundary between their land and that of the white settlers. |
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| What are the ways Native American leaders proposed different ways to deal with the United States. |
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-accepting white culture,
-blending Indian and white cultures,
-returning to Indian religious traditions
-taking military action. |
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-Little Turtle
-tried to live peacefully with white settlers. |
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| Returning to Indian Traditions |
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Tenskwatawa (“the Prophet,”)
-return to traditional Native American ways. |
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| an area that the federal government had set aside for Native Americans |
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-Tecumseh
-Native Americans needed to overcome local differences and unite in order to resist United States expansion |
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Tecumseh’s forces were defeated by those of the United States
The battle shattered morale and eroded confidence in Tenskwatawa’s leadership |
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| Who did many Americans blame British for ongoing frontier violence between Native Americans and white Americans? |
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the act of forcing people into military service.
British ships regularly stopped American ships at sea and removed men to serve in the British navy. |
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-Americans defeated British attempts to invade Canada
-Big wins: battle of Thames, Battle of Horshoe Bend |
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-British outnumbered US 20:1
-Did have some big wins, protected northern border
Old Ironsides- USS Constitution
British soon blockaded US |
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| The Burning of Washington, D.C |
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British started fires that consumed the city.
-B Tried to invade Canada but were turned back
Star Spangled Banner was written |
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| Ended the War of 1812, restored borderes,did not resolve issues |
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After the peace treaty was signed
Andrew Jackson's forces won |
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| Post war Growth and Prosperity |
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moving westward
Trade with Europe boomed. credit
Republican Party dominated American politics, as the Federalists faded out of existence. |
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| What started the Panic of 1819? |
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| London banks demanded that US banks pay the money owed them. US banks then demanded the money they lent out. |
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| What was the issue surrounded making Missouri a state? |
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| Slavery, this would mean more slave states that free states |
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| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
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| Missouri would enter the United States as a slave state, Maine would enter as a free state, and all new states created above 36* 30' N latitude (the southern border of Missouri) would have to be free states |
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| What were jefferson's goals for Lewis? |
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1. Explore Miss. Rvr
2. observe lat/long
3. knowledge of Indian Tribes
4. Natural features includin soil, vegetation, animals, climate |
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| What were the accomplishments of the Lewis and Clark expidition? |
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-122 new animals
-178 new plants
-Knowledge of 40 Indian tribes
-No water route to Pacific |
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