1According to the text, what three components did the Jeffersonian Democrats say they were guardians of?
Agrarian purity, liberty, and states' rights
2Who is responsible for the following quote"Timid men...prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty"
Thomas Jefferson
3Why did Jefferson call the election of 1800 the 2nd American Revolution?
The election represented a return to what he considered the original spirit of the Revolution (check the growth of Governmental power, and halt the decay of virtue.
4What else was "revolutionary" concerning the results of the 1800 Presidential election—different from the 2000 election, sort of?
The peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of an election whose results all parties accepted.
5The Federalists were guilty of political patronage. What is meant by political patronage?
Appointing officials based upon what they have done for party politics or the candidates campaign
6What did the Judiciary Act of 1802 create? Why was this enacted by the Democratic-Republican Congress?
16 new federal judgeships and other judicial offices. It helped to counterbalance the midnight appointments by the Adams administration.
7In filling the many open positions in the judiciary, what is the nickname given to these Adams's appointments?
Midnight appointments
8Who will be the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the SCOTUS case Marbury v Madison?
John Marshall
9What question did Marbury v Madison answer? Who was the victor in Marbury v. Madison?
Who had the final authority to determine the meaning of the Constitution; Madison won, but the Supreme Court established Judicial Review which made the Court much stronger.
10What principle of the Constitution will be established in Marbury v Madison?
Judicial Review
11Name the four Barbary States?
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Tripoli
12How did France acquire the Louisiana territory from Spain?
Napoleon induced the king of Spain to cede the land instead of invasion by the French
13What did the LA territory do to the size of the US?
Doubled the size
14Why did Jefferson hesitate in passing along the treaty to the Senate concerning the purchase of the Louisiana territory?
He wasn't sure if he had the Constitutional right to make the purchase
15Who will Jefferson send out to explore the newly acquired territory? Who was their guide?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; Sacagawea (York is Clark's slave)
16What consequence did the British Orders in Council have on American shipping?
Closed the ports to American vessels
17What happened in the Chesapeake incident?
A British warship fired three devastating broadsides at close range, killing three Americans and wounding eighteen. The Four deserters were dragged away, and the bloody hulk limped back to port.
18What act will hastily be passed by Congress in 1807 which will prove to be detrimental to Jefferson's presidency?
Embargo Act of 1807
19Which area of commerce which the Jeffersonians were trying to protect, ended up hurting?
New England
20What will the protective embargo do to the modern American industrial might?
It will strengthen the industries which is opposite of what Jefferson wanted—it's what Hamilton wanted (Jefferson's rival)
21The young hotheads from the South and West were better known as___________ by their Federalist opponents.
War Hawks
22In what battle will future President William Henry Harrison gather accolades for defeating a band of Shawnee Indians? What great Shawnee Indian will be defeated?
Battle of Tippecanoe; Tecumseh
23What war is also known as Mr. Madison's War?
War of 1812
24What was the leading cause of Mr. Madison's War?
British impressment of American soldiers
25Place the following in Chronological order: Battle of Tippecanoe, Marbury v. Madison, Madison elected President, Naval war with Tripoli, Lewis and Clark expedition, Jefferson defeats Adams for Presidency, United States declares war on Britain
Jefferson defeats Adams, Naval war with Tripoli, Marbury v. Madison, Lewis and Clark, Madison elected President, Battle of Tippecanoe, War of 1812
26What governmental protection was used to help bolster the infant manufacturing industries in New England ?
Protective Tariffs
27What major problems faced the US military pre-War of 1812?
Ill-trained, ill-disciplined, and widely scattered, poorly trained militia (who were better known for fleeing the battlefield).
28Which American naval officer gave hope to the US by capturing a British fleet on Lake Michigan?
Oliver Hazard Perry
29What is the nickname of the War of 1812?
Mr. Madison's War
30What famous buildings will be set ablaze by the British in Washington DC?
Capital and the White House
31Who saved a the famous portrait of George Washington as the British attached and burned down the White House?
Dolly Madison
32What famous fort will be defended by the Americans in Baltimore?
Ft. McHenry
33Who penned the words to our National Anthem?
Francis Scott Key
34What famous victory will come in early 1815 by the Americans?
Battle of New Orleans
35Which famous American General will be responsible for this victory?
Andrew Jackson
36What is ironic about the victory in early January 1815?
The peace treaty had already been signed
37What was the name of the treaty which ended the War of 1812? When was it signed?
Treaty of Ghent/ December 24, 1812
38What were the terms of the treaty?
Both sides simply agreed to stop fighting and to restore conquered territory. No mention was made of the Indian menace, search and seizure, Orders in Council, impressment, and confiscations.
39What phrase described the treaty ending the War of 1812?
Returned to the status quo antebellum.
40What took place at the Hartford Convention?
Massachusetts issued a call for a convention where Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island sent full delegations while New Hampshire and Vermont sent partial reps. They meet to discuss their grievances and to seek redress for their wrongs.
41What issue did a minority of delegates to the Hartford Convention call for?
Secession from the Union
42What did the final draft of the Hartford Convention call for?
Financial assistance from Washington to compensate for lost trade; Abolition of the 3/5 clause (didn't want South with a lot of Representation); Called for a limit of just one term for US Presidents (tired of the Virginia Dynasty).
43Until 1815 there was far more talk of these two policies in New England than the South? Define the two policies.
Nullification and secession; Nullification - The ability of the State to nullify a National law. Secession - leaving the Union.
44What consequence will come about in industry because of the War of 1812?
America became less dependent on Europe's workshops
45What agreement in April of 1818 between Britain and the United States ended the quasi war on the Great Lakes? How?
Rush-Bagot treaty. Limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes
46What major consequence will come about after the War of 1812 concerning American Spirit?
There is heightened nationalism (Ghent Nationalism)