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| tax collected on imported goods |
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| tax collected on imported goods |
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| the power or right to interpret and apply a law |
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| the power or right to interpret and apply a law |
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| Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr |
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| ran for the Republican party in 1800 |
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| ran for re-election in 1800 |
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| very bitter and personal attacks |
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| describe the presidential election of 1800 |
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| voters were to cast 2 ballots without indicating president or VP |
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| What did the Constitution say about how voters were to cast ballots for president and VP in 1800? |
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| tie with Jefferson and Burr each receiving 73 electoral votes |
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| What was the outcome in the Presidential election of 1800? |
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| According to the Constitution, who was to break the tie in the 1800 Presidential election? |
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| 35 times a tie and the 36 time the tie was broken (so 36 times!) |
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| How many times did the House of Representatives vote to break the tie for Presidency? |
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| one federalist finally decided not to vote for Burr and voted for TJ instead |
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| What finally broke the tie in the House of Representatives for President? |
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| electors cast one vote for President and one vote for VP |
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| What does the 12th amendment say? |
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| which amendment was added to the constitution to clear up the voting of the Presidency? |
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ordinary clothes
walked to Senate to take oath of office
President Adams did not attend |
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| Describe Thomas Jefferson's inauguration. |
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Wise and frugal government
Support state's rights |
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| Jefferson's inaugural address goals were |
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| Reduced national debt by cutting down on military expenses and limited the. Umber of federal workers to less than 100 |
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| how did Jefferson taclkle the debt |
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| Got rid of most federal taxes |
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| What did Jefferson do about federal taxes? |
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Collected custom duties
Sale of western lands |
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| How did Jefferson make money for the government? |
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| What did the Judiciary Act of 1801 do? |
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| What did Adams do during his last days as President? |
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| Certain official papers or documents that grants authority to do a job |
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| Appointed by Adams but did not receive commission |
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| Power of courts to review acts of other branches to determine whether they are constitutional |
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Supreme Court said that Judiciary Act of 1801 is unconstitutional. Determined that the constitution is supreme law of the land.
Established judicial review |
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| What was the outcome of Marbury v. Madison? |
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| Power of courts to review acts of other branches to determine whether they are constitutional |
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| Supreme Court Chief Justice |
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| Find acts of other branches unconstitutional |
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| Marshall gave power to... |
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| before the Louisiana Territory transferred to France, who owned this area? |
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south to New Orleans
west to Rocky Mountains
northern boundaries are undefined |
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| Describe the boundaries of the Louisiana Territory. |
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| sturdy vehicles topped with white canvas that the pioneers used to move west |
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| what were the two most valuable possessions that the pioneers had? |
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| why did the pioneers need rifles? |
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| cut down trees for travel, building of homes, fire wood, heating/cooking |
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| Why did the pioneers need axes? |
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| the Spanish hallowed the Americans to sail the lower Mississippi River and trade at New Orleans |
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| Describe the early relationship between the Americans and the Spanish in regards to the Mississippi River. |
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| the Spanish did not allow the Americans to move goods into and beyond New Orleans |
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| How did Spain change the policy of the Americans using the Mississippi River in 1802? |
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| Spain and France had secretly agreed to transfer the Louisiana Territory to the French |
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| What was the "secret" that TJ found out about? |
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| to offer $2 million for New Orleans and West Florida |
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| What did Congress authorize Robert Livingston to do? |
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| French leader who wanted to create an empire in Europe and America |
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| it would be an important naval base from which Napoleon would control western empire |
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| Why did Napoleon want Santo Domingo? |
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| he led a group of enslaved Africans and other laborers against the plantation owners. The rebels won and set up a new government. |
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| What happened in Santo Domingo with Toussaint L'Ouverture? |
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| Napoleon sent troops to regain control of Santo Domingo but he was not successful |
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| What did Napoleon do to Santo Domingo? Was he successful? |
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| What did Santo Domingo change its name back to? |
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| he needed money to pay for war with Great Britain |
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| What was Napoleon's big problem? |
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| Without Santo Domingo, Napoleon does not need ___________________ |
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cheap land
control of Mississippi River |
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| what were two reasons that Livingston and Monroe wanted to purchase Louisiana Territory? |
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| What was the agreed upon purchase price of the Louisiana Territory? |
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| How did TJ interpret the Constitution? |
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| Executive Branch's treaty making powers |
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| How did TJ justify purchasing the Louisiana Territory? |
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| US knew little about the land west of the Mississippi River and the expedition was to gather information |
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| Why did TJ ask Congress to sponsor an expedition of the LA Territory? |
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Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
York--enslaved African
sailors, gunsmiths, carpenters, scouts, cooks, interpreters |
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| Who did TJ choose for the expedition? |
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find and map a Northwest Passage
document findings--people, plants, animals, sites |
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| What were two goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition? |
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| a Shoshone woman who was a guide for Lewis and Clark |
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18 months
4000 miles
reached Pacific Ocean |
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| How many months, miles, destination was the Lewis and Clark expedition? |
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the journey inspired people to move west
people collected info about people, plants, animals, geography |
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| Name 2 things that came out of the Lewis and Clark expedition. |
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| Who led two expeditions into Colorado, Great Plains, s. Texas? |
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| He found a snowcapped mountain he called Grand Peak. |
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| westward expansion because they thought it would weaken New England's political power |
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| What did the Federalist fear and why? |
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| to secede from the Union and form the Northern Confederacy |
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| What was the Federalist' plan? |
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| Who did the Federalist turn to when they wanted New York to help them form the Northern Confederacy? |
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| Burr had secretly agreed to lead New York out of the Union |
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| What did Hamilton hear about Burr? |
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| What did Hamilton accuse Burr of doing? |
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| What did Burr challenge Hamilton to? |
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| What did Hamilton pledge not to do at the duel? |
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| Burr shot Hamilton and Hamilton died the next day |
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| What happened at the duel between Hamilton and Burr? |
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| What happened to Burr after the duel? |
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| What happened to Hamilton after the duel? |
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| Barbary States of north Africa |
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| Where are the pirates from? |
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| Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli, Tunis |
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| pirates demanded that the government pay protection money to allow their country's ships to pass safely |
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| because it was cheaper to pay tribute than to replace ships and crews |
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| Why did the European countries pay tribute to the Barbary states? |
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| What did Tripoli demand of the US in 1801? |
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| TJ refused to pay tribute |
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| Why did Tripoli declare war on the US in 1801? |
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| TJ sent ships to blockade Tripoli |
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| How did TJ respond to Tripoli declaring war on the US in 1801? |
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| the US warship Philadelphia |
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| What did the pirates of Tripoli seize in 1804? |
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| they towed the Philadelphia into the Tripoli Harbor and threw the crew into jail |
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| What did the pirates of Tripoli do to the US warship Philadelphia after they captured her? |
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| 25 year old US Navy Captain who slipped into the guarded harbor and burned the captured Philadelphia |
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| to prevent the pirates from using her |
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| Why did Stephen Decatur burn the US warship Philadelphia? |
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| Tripoli agreed to stop demanding tribute but the US had to pay $60,000 for release of US prisoners |
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| What did the peace treaty with Tripoli say? |
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| US could sail the seas, trade, and not take sides |
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| What are neutral rights in regards to the war between GB and FR? |
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| they blocked the FR coast and threatened to search all ships that traded with France |
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| What did GB do when they violated our neutral rights? |
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| FR said they would search and seize ships that trade with GB |
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| What did FR do that violated our neutral rights? |
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| GB stopped our ships looking for GB deserters and forced the deserters AND US sailors into GB navy |
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| Describe the impressment by the British. |
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| because they need sailors |
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| Why were the British impressing our sailors? |
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| because their sailors had terrible conditions and little food |
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| Why did the British navy need sailors? |
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| The British ship Leopard stopped the US Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia. The Leopard Captain demanded to search the US ship for deserters. Chesapeake captain refused and British opened fire on the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake was crippled and killed 3 Americans. |
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| What happened between the British ship Leopard and the American ship Chesapeake? |
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| Many wanted war with Great Britain! |
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| What was the US response to the British firing onto the Chesapeake? |
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| a prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country |
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| What is a prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country? |
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| banned imports from or exports to all foreign countries |
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| What did the Embargo Act of 1807 say? |
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unemployment increased
south could not sell tobacco or cotton
price for wheat fell in west
Mississippi River traffic stopped
GB bought from other countries |
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| Name 5 reasons that the Embargo Act was a disaster. |
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| prohibited trade with GB and FR |
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| What did the Nonintercourse Act say? |
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| passed the NonIntercourse Act |
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| How did Congress respond to the failure of the Embargo Act? |
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| Who did the Republicans choose for the Election of 1808? |
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| Who did the Federalists choose for the Election of 1808? |
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| Who won the Election of 1808--Madison or Pinckney? |
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| permitted trade with France and Great Britain depending on which country lifted its trade limits against the US |
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| What did the new trade law say? |
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| How did GB respond to the new trade law? |
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| Napoleon promised to end FR's trade restrictions but the French continued to seize and sell US ships |
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| How did FR respond to the new trade law? |
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| white settlers began taking land in the Ohio River Valley that was promised to the Native Americans |
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| What was happening between the US and the Natives? |
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| the Native Americans began renewing their contacts with the British |
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| How did the Native Americans respond to the US taking their land? |
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| The US believed their enemies were |
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| build a confederacy among Native American nations in the Northwest |
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| What did Tecumseh try to do? |
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halt white movement onto native lands
believed US government treaties were worthless |
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| Name 2 reasons that Tecumseh wanted a Confederacy. |
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| Tecumseh's brother; aka The Prophet |
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| he wanted natives to return to their ancient customs |
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| What did Tenskwatawa want? |
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| Prophetstown in northern Indiana |
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| What did Tenskwatawa found? |
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| the governor of the Indiana Territory |
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| Who is William Henry Harrison? |
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| What did William Henry Harrison send to Tecumseh? |
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| the letter warned Tecumseh that the US had more warriors than all the natives combined |
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| What did the letter say that William Henry Harrison sent to Tecumseh? |
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| How did Tecumseh reply to the letter that William Henry Harrison sent him? |
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| Tecumseh said that the white people took their land that the white people were causing injury to the natives |
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| What was Tecumseh's reply to the letter written by William Henry Harrison? |
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| he attacked Prophetstown while Tecumseh was away |
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| What did William Henry Harrison do after he sent the letter to Tecumseh? |
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| 2 hour battle and the Prophet's forces fled |
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| Describe the battle on Prophetstown. |
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| US victory and Tecumseh joined the side of the British |
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| What was the outcome of the battle on Prophetstown? |
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Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun |
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| Who are the leaders of the War Hawks? |
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increase in military spending
desire for more land |
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| What are two things that the War Hawks supported? |
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| What is loyalty to country? |
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| Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain |
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| What happened on June 1, 1812? |
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| GB had already decided to end policy of search and seizure of US ships |
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| What did GB decide after the Madison asked Congress to declare war on them? |
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| they wrote letters but did not take campaign trips; they had no TV or media |
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| Describe how Jefferson and Adams campaigned. |
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| they said TJ was "godless" |
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| Give an example of a personal attack that the Federalists made about Thomas Jefferson. |
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| They said that Adams wanted a monarchy. |
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| Give an example of a personal attack that the Republicans said about Adams. |
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reduced national debt
cut military expenses
limited number of federal workers
cut taxes |
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| Name 4 things that Thomas Jefferson did that made the US a great nation. |
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| farmers who made the difficult journey out west in search of land and adventure |
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| it doubled the size of the country and provided new land to settle |
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| Why was the Louisiana Purchase significant to the US? |
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| she bought horses, found edible plants, made moccasins and clothing; her presence calmed fears |
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| In why ways was Sacagawea important to Lewis and Clark? |
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| The ship's cargo of tea and silk sold for a great profit. The chance for making money inspired others to sail to China and India and Africa |
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| What effect did the sale of the Empress of China's cargo have on other merchants? |
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| GB and FR were at war so their merchant ships stayed home to avoid capture; this eliminated US competition. |
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| Why did the US shipping industry flourish in the late 1700s? |
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| Why did TJ not run for a third term? |
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