CHAPTER 11: THE TRIUMPHS AND TRAVAILS OF JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
Federalist and Republican Mudslingers
Know: John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Whispering Campaign
1.
What political liabilities existed for Adams and for Jefferson in 1800?
The Jeffersonian "Revolution of 1800"
Know: Aaron Burr
2.
Was the 1800 election more or less important than the 1796 election? Explain.
3.
If the Federalists had power for such a short time, were they really that important? Explain.
Responsibility Breeds Moderation
Know: Pell-mell
4.
How revolutionary was the "Revolution of 1800?"
Jeffersonian Restraint
Know: Albert Gallatin
5.
"As president, Thomas Jefferson acted more like a Federalist than like a Democratic Republican." Assess.
The "Dead Clutch" of the Judiciary
Know: Judiciary Act of 1801
Midnight Judges
John Marshall
Marbury v. Madison
Samuel Chase
6.
What was the main purpose of John Marshall as Chief Justice? How can this be seen in the Marbury v. Madison decision?
Jefferson, a Reluctant Warrior
Know: Barbary States
Shores of Tripoli
Gunboats
7.
How did Jefferson deal with the extortion of the Barbary States?
The Louisiana Godsend
Know: New Orleans
Deposit Privileges
James Monroe and Robert Livingston
Napoleon
Toussaint L'Ouverture
8.
Explain two ways that history may have been different if the French had not sold Louisiana to the United States.
Louisiana in the Long View
Know: Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Zebulun Pike
9.
What positive consequences resulted from the Louisiana Purchase?
The Aaron Burr Conspiracies
Know: Aaron Burr
James Wilkinson
10.
How did Aaron Burr demonstrate the weakness of the US government?
America: A Nutcracked Neutral
Know: Orders in Council
Impressment
Chesapeake
11.
In what way did the struggle between France and Britain affect the United States?
The Hated Embargo
Know: Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Act
12.
Who opposed the embargo and why?
Madison’s Gamble
Know: James Madison
Macon's Bill No. 2
13.
How did Napoleon take advantage of American policy?
Tecumseh and the Prophet
Know: War Hawks
Henry Clay
Tecumseh
The Prophet
William Henry Harrison
14.
What considerations motivated the war hawks to call for war with Great Britain?
"Mr. Madison's War"
Know: War of 1812
15.
How and why did New England Federalists oppose the War of 1812?