AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 4, Chapter 11 (12th Ed.)
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The Triumphs and Travails of Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800 - 1812
Before studying Chapter 11, read over these “Themes”:
Theme: Jefferson’s effective, pragmatic policies strengthened the principles of two-party republican government, even
while sharp partisan battles broke out between Federalists and Republicans over particular issues.
Theme: Despite his intentions, Jefferson became deeply entangled in the foreign-policy conflicts of the Napoleonic era,
leading to a highly unpopular and failed embargo that revived the moribund Federalist Party.
Theme: James Madison fell into an international trap, set by Napoleon, which Jefferson had avoided. Western War
Hawks enthusiasm for a war with Britain was matched by New Englanders hostility.
After studying Chapter 11 in your textbook, you should be able to:
1. Explain how Jefferson’s moderation and compromises turned the “Revolution of 1800” into a relatively
smooth transition of party control from Federalists to Republicans.
2. Describe the conflicts between Federalists and Republicans over the judiciary and the important legal
precedents that developed from these conflicts.
3. Describe Jefferson’s basic foreign-policy goals and how he attempted to achieve them.
4. Analyze the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase.
5. Describe how America became entangled against its will in the turbulent international crisis of the
Napoleonic Wars.
6. Explain the original intentions and actual results of Jefferson’s embargo and why it failed.
7. Explain the complex causes of the War of 1812.
Know the following people and terms. Consider the historical significance of each term or person.
Also note the dates of the event if that is pertinent.
A. People
+Thomas Jefferson
+Meriwether Lewis
+William Clark
Albert Gallatin
Robert Livingston
Zebulon Pike
+John Marshall
Napoleon Bonaparte
Aaron Burr
+James Madison
Tecumseh
the Prophet
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Samuel Chase
+John Quincy Adams
B. Terms:
patronage
judicial review
impeachment
impressment
economic coercion
Macon’s Bill No. 2
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 4, Chapter 11 (12th Ed.)
HONOR PLEDGE: I strive to uphold the vision of the North Penn School District, which is to inspire each student to reach his or her highest potential
and become a responsible citizen. Therefore, on my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this work.
war hawks
Judiciary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1801
Orders in Council
“Revolution of 1800”
“midnight judges”
Chesapeake incident
*Marbury v. Madison
Embargo Act
*Louisiana Purchase (Treaty)
Non-Intercourse Act
Mosquito fleet
+=One of the 100 Most Influential Americans of All Time, as ranked by The Atlantic. Go to Webpage to see all 100.
*=A 100 Milestone Document from the National Archive. Go to Webpage to link to these documents.
C. Sample Essay: Using what you have previously learned and what you learned from Chapter 11, you
should be able to answer an essay such as this one:
What was the significance of the Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” in relation to the new republican
experiment and the fierce political battles of the 1790’s?
D. Map Work: Identify the places indicated by the reference numbers on the map below.
_____ Spanish Territory
_____ British Territory
_____ Original United
States by
Treaty of 1783
_____ Oregon Territory
_____ Louisiana
Purchase
Name of river and its
tributaries shown on this
map:
_____________________
_
E. Voices from the past:
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . . Thus the
particular phraseology of the constitution of the Untied States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be
essential to all written constitutions, that a law repugnant to the constitution is void. . . .”
Chief Justice John Marshall in the Supreme Court’s 1803 Marbury v. Madison decision*
“The appropriation of two thousand five hundred dollars, ‘for the purpose of extending the external commerce of
the United States,’ while understood and considered by the Executive as giving the legislative sanction, would cover
the undertaking from notice, and prevent the obstructions which interested individuals might otherwise previously
prepare in its way.”
*President Thomas Jefferson’s secret message to Congress regarding the Lewis and Clarke expedition
while Louisiana was still the property of France, January 18, 1803