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Sedition Act of 1798 expired what year? |
1801
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When was the Judiciary Act and the "midnight judges" ? |
1801 |
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Undeclared Tripolitan War began what year? |
1801 |
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Alien Act of 1798 expired what year? |
1802 |
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Year of Marbury v. Madison |
1803 |
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Year of Louisiana Purchase |
1803 |
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Year Alexander Hamilton was killed in duel with Aaron Burr. |
1804 |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition took place when? |
1804-1806 |
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U.S.S. Chesapeake Incident occurred what year? |
1807 |
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What year was the Embargo Act? |
1807 |
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The year "War Hawks" elected to Congress from the South and the West. |
1810 |
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What year did The War of 1812 begin against Britain? |
1812 |
Seriously, dumb-A? |
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When was the Battle of Lake Erie? |
1813 |
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What year was Tecumseh killed in Battle of the Thames? |
1813 |
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The year British invaded Washington, D.C. |
1814 |
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The year Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner." |
1814 |
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What year was the Treaty of Ghent signed? |
1814 |
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When was the Hartford Convention? |
1814-1815 |
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What year was the Battle of New Orleans? |
1815 |
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The first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. |
Thomas Jefferson |
2 dolla dolla bill ya'll! |
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The day that Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated. |
March 4, 1801 |
Kind of like Cinco de Mayo! Except... so not. Think the M month before May and the day before Cinco! ;) |
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Who said, "We are all Republicans; We are all Federalists." ? |
Thomas Jefferson |
He was alll for limited government. |
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What were the changes made in the Jefferson Administration? |
- the military budget was slashed; army cut in half & navy by 2/3's - abolition of all federal internal taxes (including whiskey excise tax) |
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The Secretary of the Treasury during Jefferson's term. |
Albert Gallatin |
He substantially reduced debt. Like GALLANS of debt were reduced. |
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What were the two sources of revenue left for the federal government after Jefferson's changes. |
- tariffs collected on foreign imports - sale of western lands |
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What party was Thomas Jefferson a part of? |
Democratic - Republicans |
NOT Federalists |
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Two acts originally passed by the Federalist Congress under President John Adams in 1798. |
Alien & Sedition Acts |
Jefferson & DR's did not budge in their opposition to them. |
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What was TJ's response to the Alien & Sedition acts when he took office? |
He quickly pardoned everyone serving a sentence under the acts. |
They were supposed to strengthen national security.. (really an attempt to suppress voters who disagreed with the federalist party.) |
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What year did the DR's allow the Sedition act to expire? |
1801 |
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What year did the Alien Act expire? |
1802 |
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What Act, which required a period of 14 years as a resident of the US before eligibility for citizenship, did Congress repeal? |
The Naturalization Act of 1798 |
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What act passed requiring a residency in the US of five years before eligibility for citizenship? |
The Naturalization Act of 1802 |
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What party supported a strong, independent judiciary? |
The Federalists |
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What party viewed the prospect of encroachment of the federal courts on states' rights with alarm? |
The Democratic-Republicans |
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What act caused controversy creating sixteen new federal judge positions? |
The Judiciary Act of 1801 |
The Federalist Congress passed this act a month before Jefferson was inaugurated. |
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What act, because of the timing, was really designed to pack the judicial branch with Federalist judges as a check on Democratic-Republican power, even though it was a justifiable change to keep up with the growing number of legal cases? |
The Judiciary Act of 1801 |
The Federalists were determined to maintain some kind of influence during DR times after losing the election in 1800. |
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The DR's saw the Judiciary Act of 1801 as a power grab, and dubbed the new judges with what name? |
The midnight judges |
Some were not even appointed until the night before Adams was set to leave office. |
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What year did Congress repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801? |
1802 |
They removed the sixteen midnight judges by deleting their positions altogether. |
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Democratic-Republicans attempted to impeach Federalist judges who did what? |
Refused to stop prosecuting under the Sedition Act. |
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What Federalist judge was impeached in 1805 because he refused to stop prosecuting under the Sedition Act? |
John Pickering (New Hampshire) |
He was also an alcoholic and involved in bizarre conduct. |
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In early 1804, who did the House of Representatives vote to impeach on alleged grounds of judicial misconduct? |
Samuel Chase (Supreme Court Justice) |
He was a loud supporter of the Sedition Act. |
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The Judiciary Act also reduced the number of Supreme Court judges to what? |
From six to five. |
This meant Jefferson couldn't appoint anyone to the Court until two vacancies occurred. |
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Who did Adams appoint to the Court as the six member right before the Judiciary Act reduced the number? |
John Marshall |
He was appointed as the Chief Justice. (Late 1800s) |
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After he was impeached by the House, whose case was then sent to the Senate, but not convicted much to the DR's dismay? What year? |
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase; 1805 |
DR's could not garner the required 2/3s majority needed for conviction. His acquittal establish the precedent that the impeachment process shouldn't be used to settle political differences. |
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Who was the chief justice during Jefferson's term? |
John Marshall |
He used his force of personality to help fashion a strong, independent judicial branch. |
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Who was the Secretary of State while Jefferson was president? |
James Madison |
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Who was named one of the justices of the peace by "midnight appointment"? |
William Marbury |
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Marshall failed to deliver certain commission paperwork to the appointed individuals resulting in a lawsuit between what two people? |
William Marbury and James Madison |
Madison refused to deliver the commission to Marbury so Jefferson could appoint a DR. |
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In the 1803 Marbury vs. Madison issue, who declared that while Marbury had a right to the position, the Supreme Court didn't have the authority to order the government to give him the commission finalizing his placement as a justice of the peace? |
John Marshall, Chief Justice |
In making this judgement, the Court was declaring that the portion in the Judiciary Act of 1789 authorizing the Court to issue such orders was unconstitutional. |
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What set a precedent for the eventual acceptance of the principle of judicial review? |
Marshall's decision in Marbury vs. Madison |
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Who had been harassing shipping in the Mediterranean Sea since the days of the Crusades? |
Barbary Pirates |
They lived along the Barbary coast, particularly in Tripoli. |
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What was negotiated in 1796 that was supposed to end the Barbary Pirate's practice of extortion? |
The Treaty of Tripoli |
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When did the pasha of Tripoli demand a greater share of tribute & cut down the flagpole of the American consulate office? |
1801 |
This action amounted to an unofficial declaration of war. |
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What war continued off and on until a peace treaty was signed in June 1805? |
The Tripolitan War |
In exchange for $60,000, Tripoli ended it's harassment on shipping. (And released American prisoners.) |
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After the peace treaty of 1805, most Barbary nations continued to exact tribute until the total end of threat to Mediterranean shipping, in what year? |
1816 |
As a result of the Tripolitan War, the size of the U.S. Navy increased, and Jefferson put 200 gunboats into service. "Mosquito Fleet" |
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When France lost the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) Spain acquired what in the 1763 Treaty of Paris? |
Louisiana |
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In what treaty was Spain forced to cede its claim to Louisiana back to France? |
Treaty of Ildefonso |
October 1800, after the Napoleonic Wars in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte dreamed of reasserting French power in North America. |
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What year did the Jefferson Administration learn of the plan to transfer Louisiana back to France? |
1802 |
The same year that Spain closed New Orleans to American use. (October) - in violation of Pinckney's Treaty (1795) |
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In April of 1803, who did Jefferson send to Paris, France to negotiate for New Orleans and as much territory east as possible? |
James Monroe (Virginia Governor) |
He was sent to assist Robert R. Livingston, the American ambassador to France. |
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Monroe and Livingston were officially told to spend up to $2 million in exchange for New Orleans & the Louisiana area, but Jefferson told them what amount privately? |
$10 million |
They were to use this amount if necessary. |
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Name three reasons Napoleon was eager to sell all of Louisiana to the Americans. |
- He was discouraged by his failed attempts to reestablish French power in the Western Hemisphere. - He was short on cash to resume his Napoleonic Wars - He hoped that America would eventually become a major power to counter British influence. |
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What were some of the failures of Napoleon's attempts to establish power in the west? |
He wanted to retake the Caribbean Island, but a major revolt of the island's ex-slaves led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, and yellow fever drove him to focus his schemes on Europe. |
The Caribbeans were a rich source of sugar cane, and Louisiana would serve as the source for the inhabitant's other food. |
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Livingston and Monroe pledged how much for the ENTIRE Louisiana Territory? |
$15 million |
It doubled the size of the US without war, and for only 3 cents an acre. |
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When was the nations largest land purchase ever? |
April 30, 1803 |
The Louisiana Territory |
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What was Jefferson's eagerness to know more about the west centered around? |
Finding a water route all the way to the Pacific. "The Northwest Passage" |
He felt it would bring prosperity, establish trade with Indian tribes, and thwart potential domination from Britain. |
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Who did Jefferson appoint in 1803 to head up a major expedition to the north of Louisiana Territory & the Pacific? |
Meriweather Lewis |
Former army officer and J's personal secretary. |
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Whom did Lewis request to co-lead the expedition to Louisiana/Pacific with him? |
William Clark |
A soldier who had experience with Indians, and the younger brother of General George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War hero. |
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How old were Lewis & Clark upon conducting the expedition? |
Late 20s/early 30s |
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