Chapter 11
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U.S. History
Chapter 11
“The Age of Jefferson”
1800-1815
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Jefferson Takes Control
Jefferson was the first ___________________ President, but the party became known
as the ________________.
U.S. showed the world that power could be transferred without using ___________.
_______________ Thomas Jefferson was sworn in as the _____ President of the U.S.
in Washington, D.C.
More Democracy & Simpler Government
____________ brought a ____________ & ______________ change to America
He wanted a more ____________ Govn’t. Where the people had the power
He asked all Americans to unite & work together
Jefferson approached govn’t with a hands off policy called _________-__________
– _________-__________ meant that the people did what they wanted and the govn’t
played as __________ a role as possible
Cut Spending & Taxes
Jefferson promised to reduce the national debt without ___________ ___________
He _____ govn’t _______________ drastically and cut taxes for the people
– Repealed the _____________ taxes
Only source of ___________ for the govn’t would come from _____________ and the
sale of Western lands.
In __________ Jefferson did not renew the _________ & ____________ Acts
Conflict with the Judicial Branch
Before ______________ lost power, ____________ passed the _____________ Act of
_____________ which increased the number of _____________ judges
– _______ ____________ then appointed his “__________ ____________”
When ______________ took office __________________ repealed the ___________
Act of ___________ & attempted to ___________ the federal judges
One __________ was removed and another was ______________ but not removed
Stronger Supreme Court
Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice __________ _____________ soon clashed
___________ vs ____________ – famous Supreme Court case
William Marbury was commissioned by Pres. ____________ as a justice of the peace
in ____________, D.C. (Midnight Judge)
When ___________ became President, he told Sec. of State _______
________________ not to send _________ his papers
____________ petitioned the _____________ __________ to force Madison to issue
his papers (__________ Act of _____ gave the Supreme Court this power)
The Supreme Court voted _______________ that Marbury had the right to his
commission, but they refused to force _____________ to issue the papers, b/c the
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Judiciary Act of 1789 was _____________ b/c Congress could not give the Supreme
Court such power.
Judicial Review
________ vs _____________ was the first time that the _______ _________ claimed
that it could rule a law unconstitutional
This power is called __________ ______________
Supreme Court could use this as a __________ against other ___________ of
government
This made the __________ Court ____________ than ever
___________ & ______________ disagreed with the idea of Judicial Review, but they
____________ the ruling
Napoleon & Louisiana
Spain owned all lands west of the _______ __________ and it was called the
____________ ______________
In 1800 _________ ceded _________ to __________
Pres. __________ feared that French leader, ___________ __________, was trying to
build an empire in N. America. He also worried about access to the _________
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_________ ___________ and ___________ _____________ were sent to negotiate to
buy _____ _________ and __________ ___________ from France.
– __________ of ________ said that they could offer $___ million, but Jefferson told
them to offer as much as $____ million.
Louisiana Purchase
During negotiations Saint __________ revolted & France became involved in another
war with _________ __________
These events made ____________ lose interest in a N. American empire
He told ____________ to offer the _________ Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
___________ would not agree, b/c he was only given permission to purchase New
Orleans & West Florida
The next day ___________ arrived and agreed to ___________ the property
_________ & ________ signed a treaty in May 1803. U.S. paid $____ million for the
Louisiana Territory
The U.S. _________ in land size overnight
Louisiana Purchase Controversy
___________ bought the property through a _______, b/c the ___________ did not
give him the right to purchase property.
Oct. of _________ the Treaty was sent to the ___________
____________ opposed the purchase b/c they feared it would __________ the
____________ ____________ states. They also complained about the price.
Most Americans __________ the purchase and the U.S. growth
The ___________ approved the treaty and the purchase was final
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
__________ _________ & ________ __________ were asked to explore the new area
They were to find a path through the _________ ________., study the Native
American tribes, and take notes of the ______, __________, and __________
Left ___. __________, __________ in spring of 1804
April _______ they made their way to and across the Rocky Mts. with the help of a
____________ woman named __________.
Expedition reached the ________ Ocean in __________ of ______
Returned to St. Louis, MO on ________. ____, ________, two years and four months
after it began. They traveled _________ miles
The expedition was very successful
Election of 1804
___________ easily won ____________ in 1804 due to his popularity from the
Louisiana Purchase and the U.S. prosperous status
_________ _________ was no longer V.P. ________ __________ was now V.P.
Burr left the ___________ party and ran for ___________ of _______ ________. He
sought _________ support, but __________ ___________ forcefully campaigned
against him.
Burr lost, but __________ still criticized his integrity
Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel. The two met on a July morning in 1804.
__________ was ________ and ________ the next day.
Burr became a political outcast
He was later tried for _________ in a __________ to create an empire in the West. He
then left the country
Piracy & War
In 1801, _______ raised the amount of its _________ (Pirates)
America refused to pay and Tripoli ________ __________ on the U.S.
U.S. navy created a __________ around the port of ___________
The American ship, ____________, ran aground and the crew was captured.
Lieutenant __________ __________ snuck into the harbor during the night and burned
the ship
War ended in 1805 but proved that the U.S. needed a _____, but also that the U.S.
would _________.
America Stays Neutral
In _______ the _________________ wars raged in Europe with ______ & _________
_________ being the largest players.
__________ declared America ___________
American ships were stopped and __________ by French and British warships
British still practiced ___________.
In June 1807 the American warship __________ was attacked by the British warship
___________. 3 Americans were killed and 4 impressed.
Americans demanded war
Jefferson agreed, but knew that the U.S. could not stand up to the strongest navy on
earth
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Embargo & Non-Intercourse Acts
Jefferson & Congress passed the __________ Act in Dec. of 1807
– It prohibited _________ cargo to go to _________ ports
– It was ________ and hurt the U.S. more than France & Great Britain
Congress repealed the Embargo Act and replaced it with the ______-___________ Act
– It allowed trade with all nations except for France & Britain
Jefferson did not seek a ____ Presidential term. His Sec. of State _______
___________ was elected Pres. in ________
1810 ________ Bill No. _____ replaced Non-Intercourse Acts
– Said that if France or Great Britain ________ U.S. neutral rights, U.S. would
________ trading with the other nation
Madison Heads for War
As President, _______________ planned to stay _________ in foreign affairs, but had
to change his mind
__________ agreed to respect American rights, and therefore the U.S. cut off trade
with ________ ___________
The two were getting closer to war
Native American Problems
More U.S. ________ moved west and __________ with _________ ___________.
The British in Canada supplied the Native Americans with guns
In _________ a __________ chief named _____________ united many Native
American tribes and formed a __________
In 1811 the Battle of _____________ was fought between the Native Americans and
American soldiers.
___________ died in ________ and the confederation fell apart
Call For War
Those that supported war with Great Britain were called ______ ___________
Anti-British feelings were strongest in the _______ and the ______
– _________ wanted to take ___________ from Spain (British Ally)
– __________ wanted to maintain _________ in the west
The British were hurting from the harsh winter of ________-__________ and the U.S.
embargo. They ___________ the orders to interfere with U.S. ___________
Before Pres. __________ found out about the repeal, he asked _______ to _________
__________ on Great Britain. They did on June 18, 1812
War of 1812
The U.S. was _________ for war
– _________ and inexperienced army
– Navy with less than _________ oceangoing ships (had to use privately owned ships
called ____________)
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Canada
__________ was __________ last holding in North America and a centerpiece of the
war
The ___________ suffered many defeats in the Canadian region and the Northwest
Territory
The ___________ Navy suffered defeats but fought boldly
Americans captured the city of _________ (capital of upper Canada) and won a major
naval battle on Lake ___________
Napoleon Defeated
By 1814 the British had defeated ____________ and sent another army to the
__________ Bay area
Aug. 28, _________ British troops captured ______________________.
Pres. ___________ fled. His wife _______________ saved many important artifacts
The British ____________ Washington just as the Americans had done the capital of
___________
Star-Spangled Banner
The British moved to attack ____________
American troops at Fort _____________ held off the attack for ____ hours and forced
a British retreat
_________ _________ _________ watched the battle from a prisoner of war ship in
the harbor
He was so moved that he wrote down some words of _______ on an envelope.
He set the tune to an old __________ ____________ song and it became popular
In _________ Congress adopted it as the _________ ____________
Battle of New Orleans
Late _________ the British planned to attack the U.S. from the south at _______
_____________
Gen. ___________ _____________, nicknamed “____ ___________”, and his
Tennessee sharpshooters were waiting for them
The Battle of _____ ____________ took place on Jan. 8, _______ and was the greatest
victory for the U.S. in the war
____________ British casualties and only ____ American
_________ wasn’t necessary, b/c two weeks earlier the ______. & _______
__________ had signed a peace treaty, but slow ___________ prevented anyone from
knowing
Aftermath of the War of 1812
Some _________ ___________ (federalists) discussed forming their own
confederation, but this idea fell apart with the signing of the Treaty of __________,
which was signed on Dec. ____, 1814 ending the War of _________.
The treaty settled _________. It simply ended the __________.
The __________ ____________ felt stronger and more patriotic than ever.
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