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Jefferson in Power
Ch 7 U.S. History
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11th Grade
12/13/2010

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French leader who sold Louisiana to the U.S.
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Napoleon
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Jefferson's person secretary who led expedition into Louisiana Territory
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Meriwether Lewis
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Architect that designed Washington, D.C.
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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Jefferson's Treasury Secretary; introduced budget specifying sums for each item of national expense
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Albert Gallatin
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The U.S. ship which was fired upon by the British in 1807
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Chesapeake
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Haitian leader who prevented a French takeover of his island
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Pierre Dominique Toussant L'Overture
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Prohibited American ships from sailing for any foreign port
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Embargo Act
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Blamed Alexander Hamilton for his defeat for governor of N.Y.;Killed Hamilton in a duel
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Aaron Burr
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Supreme Court decision that established the practice of judicial review
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Chief Justice who established the Supreme Court as the final authority in interpretation of the Constitution
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John Marshall
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"e pluribus unum" means
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"One, made from many"
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"Legal precedent" means
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a legal example to be followed
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Federalist's were mistrustful of
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"city dwellers"
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Jefferson hoped that the U.S. would remain a nation of
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farmers
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Thomas Jefferson was a man of many professions, except
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Minister (he was atheist)
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Chief significance of Louisiana Purchase was
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America gained control of Mississippi River (farmers could transport goods)
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Jefferson handled the Barbary Pirates by
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sending navy ships to attack them
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"Naturalization" means to
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grant full citizenship to a foreigner
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Government order prohibiting trade with a foreign country is called an
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Embargo
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"Midnight judges" means that these judges were appointed
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at the last minute
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Judicial Review gives the Supreme Court the power to declare Congressional Laws
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Unconstitutional
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New England federalists opposed the Lousiana Purchase because they feared
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it would increase power in the West
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One significant change made during the Jefferson Administration was the repeal of this tax
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excise tax on whiskey
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European nations nd the U.S. paid the Barbary States for protections from
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pirates
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Jefferson believed that a major role of the federal government was to
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manage foreign relations
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The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S. and forced Jefferson to
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reverse his interpretation of the Constitution
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Marbury vs. Madison is a good example of this basic U.S. Govt. principle
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Checks and balances
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Lewis and Clark followed this river to reach the Rockies
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Missouri River
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The Embargo act caused America's commerce to
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suffer
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The reason for its name "The Great Divide" is because it marks the division
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of east and west flowing rivers
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Jefferson and the Republicans feared the judges on the Supreme Court because
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They could only be removed by impeachment and most were Federalists
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Alexander Hamilton died as the result of
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a duel
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Aaron Burr was aquitted of treason because the prosecution could not
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produce two witnesses to the treasonable act
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On which issue did Jefferson contradict his policy of "strict construction" of the constitution
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Louisiana Purchase
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In order to be convicted of treason there must be
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two witnesses
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