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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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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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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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