Jeffersonian Republicanism

(1800-1812)

Chapter 11

1.Election of 1800 – Chart the political attacks leveled against Adams

(Federalists)and Jefferson (Democratic-Republicans) by their opponents.

2.Election of 1800 – How was the election a “revolution” ?

3.List three Jefferson’s statement in his Inaugural Address that illustrate his

moderation.

4.What parts of the Federalist Financial system did Jefferson reject and what parts

did he accept?

5.Who was Albert Gallatin? What were his beliefs?

6.Judiciary Act of 1801 – Define and state why the Jeffersonians despised it.

7.Marbury vs. Madison(1803) Define the background and the ruling by Marshall. Why was it significant?

8.Chase Impeachment – Why was this Supreme Court judge impeached? What

was the decision in the Senate and why? What was the significance of the

outcome?

9.Jefferson is the only President never to have a naval vessel named after him. Wasn’t he a warrior as exhibited by the Barbary Wars and the building of the coastal crafts known as “Jeffs”? (Explain the bolded terms and outcomes as well)

** Explain why the Navy never named a ship in his honor –

10Explain Jefferson’s reasons for stating this concerning the LouisianaTerritory:

“The day that France takes possession of New Orleans, we must marry ourselves

to the British fleet and nation” (Wasn’t Jefferson pro-French?)

11.Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture and why was he significant to American

history?

12.What are the specifics of the Louisiana Purchase?

13.How does the purchase illustrate Jefferson’s switch in constitutional principles?

14.State two ways that the Louisiana Purchase was significant to the course of

American History.

15.Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-06) – State their purpose and two significant

impacts caused by their discoveries.

16.Burr Conspiracy – What was purportedly Aaron Burr’s goal in the conspiracy? How did John Marshall rule at his trial?

17.Define the following: (and state significance when noted)

Battle of Trafalgar (1805) –

Battle of Austerlitz (1805) –

Orders in Council –

French and Milan Decrees – (Fr. response to Orders)

Impressment–

Chesapeake Affair- 1807

Embargo Act (1807) –

Non-Intercourse Act (1809)

Macon’s Bill (1810)

18.What was the rationale behind Jefferson’s foreign policy known as “peaceful

coercion”?

19.What was the effect of the Embargo Act (“peaceful coercion”) on the domestic

economic and political picture? On France and Britain?

20.Why and how did the Embargo backfire?

21.How did Napoleon “trick” America into imposing an embargo against Britian?

22.Twelfth Congress – Who were the “War Hawks”?

23.Why did the War Hawks feel that the United States needed to go to war?

24.Describe –

Tecumseh-

The Prophet –

William Henry Harrison

Battle of Tippecanoe (1811) –

24.Why would New Englanders oppose a war that supposedly was meant to protect

maritime rights (freedom of the seas and sailor’s liberties)?