NAME
DATE
Vocabulary Builder
CLASS
netw rks
The Jefferson Era
A. Content Vocabulary
Directions Unscramble each set of letters to form a vocabulary
word that matches the clue given. Write the term on the line
provided.
1. MOSTCUS DTSUIE
taxes on imports
2. BARGEOM
a prohibition or blocking of
trade with a certain country
3. FAIRTEG
fast, medium-sized warship
4. UNLAETR SHIRGT
privileges given to a country
that does not take sides in
a conflict
to withdraw or break away
from a nation or organization
6. BUTIRTE
money paid to a leader or
state for protection
7. LMNAISTONIA
great pride in or devotion
to one’s country
8. NRIIUJSCTODI
the power or right to interpret
and apply a law
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5. DEESEC
NAME
DATE
Vocabulary Builder
Cont.
CLASS
netw rks
The Jefferson Era
B. Combined Vocabulary Reinforcement
Directions Complete the following sentences by selecting the
content or academic vocabulary term that best fits. You may
need to change the form of the word to fit the sentence. Not all
terms will be used.
1. Sailing the seas may seem like a great adventure, but it
can be costly and dangerous. In the early 1800s, Barbary
pirates seized ships and demanded
for
protection. The British policy of impressment violated the
of U.S. ships.
2. Even before the United States
the
Louisiana Territory, Jefferson wanted to explore this land.
One
of the Lewis and Clark expedition was
to find a Northwest Passage. One of the results of the
expedition was that people wanted to move west.
.
4. According to the
of judicial review, the
Constitution is the supreme law. If laws conflict with the
Constitution, the Constitution takes precedence.
5. Some Federalists
to the outbreak of war
by wanting to
. After the war, the rise of
made these ideas seem unpatriotic.
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3. Jefferson believed in a small, limited federal
government. Although the government had the
to levy taxes, Jefferson chose to eliminate
most federal taxes. His government focused on collecting