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5536222247Issues with the Federalists- Alien and Sedition Acts - Hamilton made a private pamphlet attacking Adams - published to the public - Adams refused to give them a war with France - taxes with no use0
5536222248Adams became known as...The Father of the American Navy1
5536222249Federalist accusations of Thomas Jefferson- Accused of robbing a widow and son - Sally Hemmings relationship - Separated church and state in VA - Alleged athiest2
5536222250Sally Hemmingsthe now-proven "wife" of Thomas Jefferson3
5536222251Jefferson winning the election- 73-65 - Won NY because of Aaron Burr - Won South states and West states because of male suffrage - 3/5 Compromise helped him - more representatives4
5536222252Revolution of 1800- Election of Jefferson was the original spirit of the Revolution - Believed Adams and Jefferson betrayed ideas of 1776 and 1787 - Peaceful transfer of power5
5536222253Goals of Jefferson's presidency- Restore Republican government - Check growth of government power - Stop decay of virtue under the Federalists6
5536222254T/F: There was an orderly transfer of power from Adams to JeffersonTrue7
5536222255"We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists"Jefferson's Inaugural Address8
5536222256Characteristics of Jefferson's presidency- Extended idea of seating without regard to rank - Sent messages to Congress to be read by a clerk - Didn't make public appearances - Didn't dismiss many public servants for political reasons9
5536222257Patronage"the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges" by favoritism - Jeffersonians complained about Federalist appointees10
5536222258Democratic-Republican disunity- Opposition to Federalists was a uniting factor - As the Federalists faded, so did the unity11
5536222259Laws Jefferson undid by Federalists- Pardoned martyrs under Sedition Act - Remitted fines - Convinced Congress to repeal excise tax12
5536222260Naturalization Law of 1802Reduced citizen residency requirement from 14 to 5 years13
5536222261Albert Gallatin- Secretary of the Treasury under Jefferson - Believed debt was bane14
5536222262Restraints in not repealing every law showed that...the defeated party doesn't have to be disastrous afterwards15
5536222263Judiciary Act of 1801- One of the last important laws passed by Federal Congress - Made up new federal judgeships and other judicial offices16
5536222264Midnight judges- Judges selected by Adams - Appointments continued to midnight - Stayed up until 9 pm in last day of office signing commissions17
5536222265Result of the Judiciary ActJeffersonians claimed that the Federalists attempted to entrench themselves in one branch of government18
5536222266Chief Justice John Marshall- Adams appointed to Supreme Court as 4th choice - Cousin of Thomas Jefferson - Served at Valley Forge19
5536222267Reasons John Marshall became a FederalistWhen he was in Valley Forge, he was impressed with the drawbacks of the weak federal government20
5536222268Marbury v. Madison 1803- William Marbury sued James Madison for shelving his commission - Marshall said that under the Judiciary Act of 1789 on which Marbury tried to base his case was unconstitutional. The Act attempted to assign Supreme Court powers the Constitution did not foresee - Marshall dismissed the case to avoid Jeffersonian rivalry too21
5536222269Judicial ReviewThe Supreme Court alone had the last word on the question of constitutionality22
5536222270Samuel Chase- Jefferson urged impeachment of him - Accused him of prejudice of Jeffersonians in sedition trials - Jefferson's attempt at judge breaking reassured the judiciary independence and separation of powers - *Political powers should not be abused*23
5536222271Jefferson's military- 2,500 men and officers - Wanted to set an example of the world - Jeffersonians distrusted large armies to prevent military dictatorship24
5536222272North African Barbary States- Made industry of blackmailing and plundering ships that came into the Meditteranean - Federalists earlier forced to pay for protection25
5536222273Tripolitan War- Pasha of Tripoli dissatisfied with share of money - Informally declared war on the US - Jefferson got a treaty after four years with a ransom of $60,000 for Americans26
5536222274Small gunboats- Called "Jeffs" or "mosquito fleet" - Jefferson believed they would be useful in defense and made 200 of them27
5536222275Explain the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France- Napoleon had the king of Spain give up LA - Guaranteed to be true when warehouse privileges were taken away - Thomas would have to seek foreign ally help28
5536222276Event when Jefferson sent James Monroe to discuss the treaty- Joined Robert R. Livingston - Was to only pay $10 million for New Orleans and the rest of the East - If the proposal failed, they would ally with Britain29
5536222277Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana?- Haitian Revolution - End of the 20-month conflict with Britain - feared he might have to gift it to Britain30
5536222278Haitian Revolution- Led by Toussaint L'Ouverture - Inspired by the French Revolution - Revolt was broken, but mosquitoes with yellow fever killed French army - Santo Domingo not needed, so no need for Louisiana31
5536222279The event of the end of the 20-month conflict with Britain showed that...France hoped America would be a naval power in the future32
5536222280Louisiana Purchase- Livingston paid $15 million for all of Louisiana - Jefferson submitted treaties to Senate and admitted it was unconstitutional - 828,000 sq mi for 3¢ an acre33
5536222281Effects of the Louisiana Purchase- Larger power - Incorporation of states as one equal membership - Removed most of the Old World power - Avoided unnecessary alliances34
5536222282Corps of Discovery- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore north part of LA - went by MS River - Assisted by Sacajawea35
5536222283Merriwether Lewis and William Clark- Lewis - personal secretary of Jefferson - Clark - army officer36
5536222284SacajaweaShoshone woman that helped Lewis and Clark37
5536222285Effects of the Corps of DiscoveryGreater scientific knowledge, maps, Indians in the region, wilderness adventure stories, and allowed other explorers venture like Zebulon M. Pike *Original purpose: find a path to the Pacific (MS River to the West)*38
5536222286Marias River- Lewis and three other men went to explore - Attacked by teen Blackfoot Indians and horses got stolen - Shot them and left the peace necklace on their neck39
5536222287Aaron Burr- Dropped from Cabinet second term - Joined group of Federalists to secede New England and NY - Hamilton exposed them - Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel and shot him40
5536222288General James Wilkinson- He and Burr planned to separate the West part of the US to expand - Burr and 60 followers went to him in Natchez - Jefferson learned of the plan - He fled to France and told Napoleon to make an alliance with Britain in America41
5536222289Effect of General James WilkinsonShowed it was hard for the US govt to govern that much land42
5536222290Battle of Trafalgar1805 Horatio Lord Nelson destroyed French and Spanish fleets off the coast of Spain43
5536222291Battle of Austerlitz1805 Napoleon crushed Austrian and Russian armies44
5536222292Orders in CouncilBegan in 1806 Series of edicts closing European ports unless stopped at a British port first45
5536222293Berlin Decree1806 Napoleon ordered seizure of all ships that entered British port46
5536222294Impressment- Forcible enlistment of sailors - 6,000 US citizens captured by British in 1808-181147
5536222295Chesapeake Affair1807 - British demanded surrender of American deserters - American captain refused - British killed 3 Americans and wounded 18 *Led to resentment by Americans*48
5536222296Embargo Act of 1807- Passed so powers would be forced to respect its rights (they got food from them) - Forbade the export of all goods from the US whether in American or foreign ships49
5536222297If the Embargo Act worked, then... If it didn't work, then...-> Would point a new way for foreign affairs and show rights of neutral nations -> Republic would perish under European power50
5536222298Effects of the Embargo Act- Dead ships and harbor in New England - Unexportable cotton, grain, and tobacco in the South - Illicit trade - Revived Federalist party51
5536222299Non-Intercourse ActMarch 1, 1809, expired 1810 Formally reopened trade with the rest of the world other than Britain and France52
5536222300Why did the embargo collapse after 15 months?- Underestimated determination of British and overestimated the two nations' reliance on America - Latin America opened its ports - Unpopularity - Didn't continue on long enough53
5536222301The Embargo Act did allow Yankees in New England to...make a manufacturing industry54
5536222302Macon's Bill No. 2- Reopened trade with the rest of the world - Replaced Non-Intercourse Act - If either France or Britain would respect American shipping, US would cut off trade with the other55
5536222303Effect of Macon's Bill No. 2- Napoleon wanted an embargo on Britain, and Madison accepted - Gave Britain three months to repeal their acts, yet the didn't - Virtually guaranteed future conflict with Britain56
5536222304War Hawks- Name for the young hotheads from the N & S - Disliked impressment and British policy - West Warhawks wiped out Indians for the safety of pioneers57
5536222305Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa- Concluded it was time to end the conflict - Gathered tribes for a confederacy - Tecumseh said to never cede land to whites unless all Indians agreed58
5536222306Tenskwatawa was known asthe Prophet59
5536222307Battle of TippecanoeFall 1811 - William Henry Harrison - gov. of Indiana - gathered army - Advanced to Tecumseh's HQ - Tecumseh was absent b/c he was recruiting Southern support - Tenskwatawa attacked Harrison's army with small force of Shawnees60
5536222308Results of Tippecanoe- Harrison became a national hero - Killed and discredited Tenskwatawa - Drove Tecumseh into an alliance with Britain61
5536222309American war with Britain- Madison believed it was inevitable - Only the vigorous assertion of American rights could show nationhood and democracy62
5536222310War hawks wanted... Southern expansionists wanted...- Expansion in Canada - Florida63
5536222311Congress declaring warJune 1, 1812 - Showed division over wisdom of fighting - Support from S & W and Republicans in populous states (VA, PN) - Federalists in N & S disliked the war64
5536222312Federalists in New England regarding the war- Sympathized with Britain and disliked Napoleon - Disliked Canadian acquisition - more voting for Republicans65

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