CHAPTER 11: THE TRIUMPHS AND TRAVAILS OF JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY

Federalist and Republican Mudslingers

Know: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Whispering Campaign

37.What political liabilities existed for Adams and for Jefferson in 1800?

The Jeffersonian "Revolution of 1800"

Know: Aaron Burr

38.Was the 1800 election more or less important than the 1796 election? Explain.

39.If the Federalists had power for such a short time, were they really that important? Explain.

Responsibility Breeds Moderation

Know: Pell-mell

40. How revolutionary was the "Revolution of 1800?"

Jeffersonian Restraint

Know: Albert Gallatin

41."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

42.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

43.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

  1. 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

45.What positive consequences resulted from the Louisiana Purchase?

The Aaron Burr Conspiracies

Know: Aaron Burr, James Wilkinson

46. How did Aaron Burr demonstrate the weakness of the US government?

America: A Nutcracked Neutral

Know: Orders in Council, Impressment, Chesapeake

47. In what way did the struggle between France and Britain affect the United States?

The Hated Embargo

Know: Embargo Act, Non-Intercourse Act

48.Who opposed the embargo and why?

Madison’s Gamble

Know: James Madison, Macon's Bill No. 2

49.How did Napoleon take advantage of American policy?

Tecumseh and the Prophet

Know: War Hawks, Henry Clay, Tecumseh, The Prophet, William Henry Harrison

50.What considerations motivated the war hawks to call for war with Great Britain?

"Mr. Madison's War"

Know: War of 1812

51.How and why did New England Federalists oppose the War of 1812?