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23 Cards in this Set
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What does 'E Pluribus Unum' mean
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one from many
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Thomas Jefferson was...
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son of wealthy Virginia planter,
6ft tall, skinny, redhead; shy, good speaker but shy; writer, farmer, lawyer, architect, inventor, and philosopher. |
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Thomas Jefferson could speak what five languages:
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Latin, French, English, Italian, Greek
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Thomas Jefferson is on what coin?
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back of the nickelll
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What President was TJ?
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3rd
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What kind of system did TJ start?
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Republican: 2 party system
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Three basic political beliefs
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1. strict interpretation of the constitution
2. encouragment of agriculture 3. placed limits on spending public money |
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What did the Naturalization Act do:
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restored a 5 year waiting period for those wanting to be citizen (granting those foreign born full citizenship)
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How much money on military was cut:
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halff.
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How much did we pay Arabs to not steal our ships:
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twoo mmillion in goods
eventually jefferson sent navy warships to get pirates to stop. |
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Who did Jefferson send to buy the Lousiana Purchase back
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James Monroe
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How much did we get the Lousiana Purchase for:
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15 million
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Lousiana did what to the area of the united states
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doubled it
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who were the 'midnight judges'
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they were judges appointed at the last minute
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a judge was appointed for how long:
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liifetime
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What three ways was there to get rid of a judge
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1. bribery
2. impeached 3. other high crimes such as murder |
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What happened during TJ's first term
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1.foreign trade doubled.
2. national debt was reduced by $25 mil 3. our relationship with Europe was friendly 4. 2nd election: won by a landslide and got 162/176 votes |
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Who did TJ run agaisnt
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C.C. Pinckney
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What was the Embargo Act:
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prohibitated any American ship from sailing to a foreign port
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What happened with the Embargo Act:
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it hurt us and our products spoiled and it put people out of jobs
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What was the Nonintercourse Act
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forbid trade with the French and British
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Who was the Fourth President
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James Madison
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Who was James Madison:
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50 year old virginian;
helped found the Republican party; lacked the great leaders power to dominate; man of ideas |
