PERIOD 4: 1800-1848

Chapter 13A; The Triumphs & Travails of Jeffersonian Republic

(1800-1812)

The over-arching theme of chapter 11 is that although Jefferson floundered a bit with foreign affairs, the fantastic Louisiana Purchase seemed to make up for everything.

Learning Objectives – After reading this chapter you should be able to:

1. explain how Jefferson’s moderation and compromises turned the “revolution of 1800 into a relatively smooth transition of party control from Federalists to Republicans.

2. describe the conflicts between the Federalists and Republicans over the judiciary and the important legal precedents that developed from these conflicts.

3. describe Jefferson’s .sic foreign policy goals and how he attempted to achieve them.

4. analyze the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase.

5. describe how America became entangled against its will in the turbulent international crisis of the Napoleonic Wars.

6. describe the original intentions and actual results of Jefferson’s embargo and explain why it failed

7. explain the complex causes of the War of 1812.

Identify the Historical Significance of the following –

1.  Thomas Jefferson

2.  James Monroe

3.  William Clark

4.  Albert Gallatin

5.  Robert Livingston

6.  Zebulon Pike

7.  John Marshall

8.  Napoleon Bonaparte

9.  Aaron Burr

10.  William Marbury

11.  James Madison

12.  Tecumseh

13.  the Prophet

14.  Toussaint L’Ouverture

15.  Samuel Chase

16.  Meriwether Lewis

17.  Henry Clay

18.  John Quincy Adams

Define & State the historical significance of the following –

19.  patronage

20.  judicial review

21.  impeachment

22.  impressment

23.  economic coercion

24.  Macon’s Bill No. 2

25.  war hawks

Describe & State the historical significance of the following –

26.  Judiciary Act of 1789

27.  Battle of Austerlitz

28.  Judiciary Act of 1801

29.  Orders in Council

30.  “Revolution f 1800”

31.  “midnight judges”

32.  Chesapeake incident

33.  Marbury v. Madison

34.  Embargo Act

35.  Louisiana Purchase

36.  Non-Intercourse Act

37.  mosquito fleet