Complete Questions and Answers
change in markets, farming, manufacturing - ANSWER - less dependent on what they
raised/made, more buying and selling of goods; new technology made farming and
manufacturing more effective
Election of 1800 - ANSWER - Jefferson and Burr (both democratic republicans) tie in the
Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. The House
chose Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President (Hamilton backed Jefferson); first
peaceful change in power between parties
stack the courts - ANSWER - Federalists _____________ after they realize they will lose the
Legislative and Executive branch during the Election of 1800.
Midnight Judges - ANSWER - The 16 judges that Adams put in charge of the new courts he
made up in an effort to keep federalist power
Jefferson's Presidency - ANSWER - maintained Hamilton's national debt/bank plan to win over
federalists;
reduced military and federal jobs
repealed excise taxes
appointed only demreps to cabinet
Marbury v. Madison - ANSWER - Marbury (a midnight judge) sues Secretary of State James
Madison for not recognizing his appointment; John Marshall (Supreme Court chief justice) rules
the new courts don't fit the parameters of the act and they were unconstitutional, he doesn't get
his appointment
judicial review - ANSWER - Marbury v. Madison establishes ____________
impeachment campaign - ANSWER - tj repeals Alien and Seditions acts, freed those jailed
under them and tries to impeach federalist judges, not very successful
, set a precedent for two term presidencies - ANSWER - Adams only served one term so
Jefferson's choice to not run for a third (like George Washington) was impactful
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair - ANSWER - In 1807, the British warship Leopard fired on the US
warship the Chesapeake a few miles off the coast. Three Americans were killed and the
remaining four were impressed into the British navy. Americans were outraged.
Louisiana Purchase - ANSWER - 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made
by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.
agrarian society - ANSWER - what Jefferson hoped the country would turn into after the
Louisiana Purchase was made
Napolean Bonaparte - ANSWER - sold the Louisiana purchase
Pickney's Treaty - ANSWER - Treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right
to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New
Orleans
"land treaty" - ANSWER - what Jefferson called his buying of the Louisiana Territory because he
does not have the explicit power in the constitution to buy land
Lewis and Clark Expedition - ANSWER - an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the
northwestern territories of the United States
results of the lewis and clark expedition - ANSWER - People have more geographic and
scientific knowledge
build indigenous relations
map out the "good" and "bad" tribes
Barbary Pirates - ANSWER - Plundering pirates off the Mediterranean coast of Africa; President
Thomas Jefferson's refusal to pay them tribute to protect American ships sparked an undeclared
naval war with North African nations