Chapter 10 Study Questions and Answers
1.Describe Jefferson’s democratic style
Democratic style – he wanted to represent ordinary citizens
All people have the same rights
2.What did Jefferson mean in his inaugural speech when he said, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists?”
Jefferson tried to ease their fears.
Basically that everyone should be equal
3. Who did Jefferson choose to serve in his new cabinet?
James Madison – Secretary of State
Albert Gallatin – Secretary of Treasury
4. Name two Federalists programs Jefferson did not change? Describe one change he did make
Bank of the United States
Continued to pay state debts and allowed many Federalists to keep their jobs
CHANGED: Whiskey tax (repealed)
Also let the Alien and Sedition Acts run out.
He freed jailed citizens
Allowed immigrants to become citizens after 5 years
5.Why was the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison such an important decision?
The Chief Justice (John Marshall) and the other justices of the Supreme Court made a precedent by deciding that the Judiciary Act was unconstitutional. Therefore the Supreme Court now had the power of Judicial Review (to declare a law unconstitutional)
6. What were two provisions of the Pickney Treaty of 1795?
Spain agreed to allow American to ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store the goods in New Orleans
Also settled the dispute of the northern border of Spanish Florida
7. Who was L’Ouverture and what part did he play in Napoleon’s plans for Louisiana?
L’Ouverture was the one who forced the French out of Haiti. Napoleon needed Haiti in order to build the North American Empire.
Therefore L’Ouverture ruined all Napoleon had for Louisiana
8. Who did Jefferson send to France in 1803?
James Monroe and Robert Livingston
They went to buy New Orleans for up to ten million
Results- Napoleon through Talleyrand offered the Louisiana Territory for fifteen million
9. What were the instructions given to Lewis and Clark?
Instructions: to map the country and make notes about the Native Americans
They were to study the climate, wildlife, and mineral resources of the land
Jefferson hoped they would find a route to the Pacific and develop trade with the Indians
How did Sacajaawea help the explorers?
Lewis and Clark worried how they would cross the steep Rocky Mts. Sacajaawea, a Shoshone Indian, offered to act as a guide and interpreter
The Shoshone Indians lived in the Rocky Mts.
10. Describe Zebulon Pike’s explorations of the West.
Pike set out from St. Louis.
He explored the upper Mississippi River, the Kansas and Arkansas rivers, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico
He saw a tall mountain in Colorado- named it Pikes Peak
11. Why did Jefferson blockade Tripoli?
When Jefferson refused to pay an even bigger bribe to protect American ships, Tripoli declared war on the U.S.
Therefore Jefferson ordered American ships to blockade the port of Tripoli
In the end Tripoli signed a treaty promising to leave American ships alone
12. Why were British ships impressing sailors?
Because of the war with France, the British navy needed all the sailors it could find
13. What was the purpose of the Embargo Act?
A) the purpose was to ban trading with other countries (especially Britain and France) Americans were upset over the impressments of their men
B) Embargo Act was replaced because it was hurting American merchants. Replaced the Embargo Act with the Non-Intercourse Act.
14. What did War Hawks hope to gain from war with Britain?
War Hawks – felt that Britain was insulting the U.S. by seizing American ships and sailors.
War Hawks hope to gain a sense of Nationalism (pride in or devotion to one’s own country)
16. What two things did the Battle of Tippecanoe do?
Battle of Tippecanoe
A) marked the beginnings of a long, deadly war between Native Americans and white settlers on the frontier
B) it also added fuel to the claim of the War Hawks that Britain was arming the Indians
17. Give other reasons for declaring war on Britain in 1812.
Reasons – the U.S. must defend its rights at sea and end impressments.
They urged Americans to conquer not only Canada but also Florida, which belonged to Spain, Britain’s ally
18. What two ships fought at sea off the coast of Newfoundland?
Constitution
Guerriere
19. When Americans invaded Canada, what problems did they face that they had expected?
Canadians did not help the Americans
Instead they forced the Americans back with the help of Tecumseh
20. What American captain built his own fleet of ships and defeated the British on Lake Erie?
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry
21. What did Dolly Madison rescue before the British burned Washington in 1814?
Dolly Madison saved important papers of the President and a portrait of George Washington
22. How could the Battle of New Orleans been avoided?
Battle of New Orleans could have been avoided if we would have known a peace treaty had already been signed between the U.S. and Britian
23. What was the Hartford Convention?
Hartford Convention – a meeting of delegates to discuss the War of 1812. They were mainly Federalists who opposed the war. The convention quickly ended when news of peace came
24. What did the Treaty of Ghent do?
A) Treaty of Ghent – Both sides agreed to return to pre-war conditions
B) did not mention anything about impressments and neutral rights
25. Give two good benefits of the War of 1812 for the U.S.
A) We showed we could defend ourselves therefore we earned respect
B) Also we gained a sense of pride in our nation (Nationalism)
26. Who wrote the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Francis Scott Key
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