American Pageant 13th edition
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| 763501942 | election of 1800 | Jefferson vs. Adams. Jefferson won even though Adams got more popular votes. | 0 | |
| 763501943 | (Aaron) Burr | He was supposed to be the VP candidate, but ended up in a tie with Jefferson. Since the Feds' party would be doomed with him in charge, Jefferson won. | 1 | |
| 763501944 | revolution of 1800 | Jefferson's election was called this because there was a peaceful exchange of power between two parties and since the Repubs were the "people's party", the people sort of entered the White House. | 2 | |
| 763501945 | Jefferson's inaugural address | This stressed moderation. His goal was to soothe the Feds. He also outlined his foreign policy and said that they were to not get into any alliances. | 3 | |
| 763501946 | un-federalist | Jefferson was being this as he pardoned those who'd been convicted under the Sedition Act and changed the residency requirement back to five years. | 4 | |
| 763501947 | (Albert) Gallatin | Sec. of Treasury under Jefferson. He managed to balance the budget and reduce the debt. | 5 | |
| 763501948 | Judiciary Act of 1801 | This created 16 new federal court districts. | 6 | |
| 763501949 | midnight judges | The goal of this was to pack the federal gov't with Federalist judges, who serve for life. | 7 | |
| 763501950 | (John) Marshall | He was a Supreme Court Chief Justice who proved to be a strong and lasting supporter of Fed causes and strengthened the federal gov't. | 8 | |
| 763501951 | Marbury v. Madison | In this case, the main significance of this law was that it was the first time Supreme Court struck down a law as unconstitutional. A use of judicial review. | 9 | |
| 763501952 | judicial review | This act is when the power of the Court to review the constitutionality of laws and keep or strike them. | 10 | |
| 763501953 | (Samuel) Chase | He was a Supreme Court justice who was a strong Fed and loud-mouth. Repubs tried to impeach him for "high crimes and misdemeanors" but it was just his loud mouth. | 11 | |
| 763501954 | peace-president | Jefferson's nature fell towards this type of president. He saw no need for any armies, but rather militia. He downsized the military to 2.5k. | 12 | |
| 763501955 | Barbary Pirates | In the Med. Sea, N. African these were pirating Amer. and Euro. ships. Before, the US felt it was easier to pay them to not harass the US ships. It was convenient but embarrassing. | 13 | |
| 763501956 | (Stephen) Decatur | This was the most famous incident during the Tripoli invasion. He and his men recaptured the ship Intrepid. | 14 | |
| 763501957 | Tripolitan War | The pasha of Tripoli cut down the American consulate's flagstaff in a sign of warfare. Jefferson sent the navy and war ensued. At the end, a treaty was formed and paid $60k as ransom to free prisoners. | 15 | |
| 763501958 | (Robert R.) Livingston | Jefferson sent him to France to make a deal. He would offer $10mil to buy a small piece of Louisiana. In the end, France offered all of Louisiana for $15mil. | 16 | |
| 763501959 | sell Louisiana | The reasons why the French did this was because the Haitian revolution made Napoleon decide troubles in America weren't worth it and that he was planning a war on Europe and needed quick cash. | 17 | |
| 763501960 | (Zebulon) Pike | He explored the Spanish-owned areas of the Amer. SW. He went into NM, MX, and TX. | 18 | |
| 763501961 | Burr Conspiracies | 1) Fed. NY and New England were to break from the rest of the country. 2) Create a new nation by invading Spanish lands. These got him arrested for treason. | 19 | |
| 763501962 | Battle of Trafalgar | Br. Adm. Horatio Lord Nelson's fleet won here. This ensured that Britain ruled the seas. | 20 | |
| 763501963 | Battle of Austerlitz | Napoleon and the French won here. This ensured that France ruled the land. | 21 | |
| 763501964 | Orders in Council | London issued this in 1806, which stated that any foreign (US) ship headed to France must first check-in at a British port for inspection. | 22 | |
| 763501965 | Chesapeake | The Br. ship Leopard attacked this American ship off of VA. The Br. gov't apologized, but the effect was to energize the Amer people to call for war. | 23 | |
| 763501966 | Embargo Act | In 1807, this was passed and forbade all exports to any nation. New England was hit hardest by this act. This was not successful. | 24 | |
| 763501967 | Non-Intercourse Act | This outlaws shipping to England and France only. Seeing that America's number 1 and 2 trade partners were those countries, this was not successful. | 25 | |
| 763501968 | Macon's Bill No. 2 | Madison proposed this. This proposed to allow trade with other nations but also to exclusively reinstate trade with either England or France, whichever one pledged to drop its trade restrictions. The country became France, but Madison felt the dishonesty. | 26 | |
| 763501969 | War Hawks | These were young Congressmen from the W & S and had a fiery temper. They pushed for war. They also wanted the Indians cleared out of the West. | 27 | |
| 763501970 | (Henry) Clay | He was a War Hawk from Kentucky and was named Speaker of the House at age 34. | 28 | |
| 763501971 | Tecumseh & the Prophet | These two brothers led the Indian opposition and urged Indians to not give up or sell their lands, and organized a coalition of Indians. | 29 | |
| 763501972 | Battle of Tippecanoe | Here, William Henry Harrison attacked and defeated the Shawnee. The Prophet was killed. This made Harrison a national hero. Tecumseh joined the British. | 30 | |
| 763501973 | reasons for entering the War of 1812 | 1) The US wanted the right to sail and trade without fear. 2) The possibility of land. 3) To resolve Indian issues. 4) Getting into a war would establish equality. | 31 |
