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American History- Mr. Brown Chapter 10 The Jefferson Era 1800 – 1816
Essential Question: How did the events of the Jefferson Era strengthen the nation?
Timeline:
1800 Thomas Jefferson is elected president.
1803 The U.S. purchases the Louisiana Territory. Marbury v. Madison affirms the Supreme
Court’s power of judicial review.
1804 Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana Territory. Effect: Expands knowledge of the
American West.
1812 The War of 1812 begins. Effect: Strengthens American patriotism.
1814 British attack Washington, D.C. burning the Capitol and the White House.
Give a thorough response to each of the following:
Section 1: Jefferson Takes Office
1.Thomas Jefferson:
2. What did the Federalists envision for America? .
3. What did the Democratic-Republicans envision for America?-
4. How was the presidential election of 1800 resolved and who decides in the event of a tie?
5. Radicals-
6. Who was Aaron Burr?
7. What were some of the technological inventions Jefferson had a passion for?
8. What was Jefferson’s view of government and what was Hamilton’s view of Jefferson?
8b. Who was William Marbury?
9. **What is the historical impact of the Marbury vs. Madison decision of 1803?-
10. John Marshall:
11. How did Jefferson’s policies differ from those of the federalists?
12. What conflict did Jefferson have with the courts?
13. What was the significance (Adam’s tactic) of the Judicial Act of 1801?:
14. What is Judicial review?-
Section 2: The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration
1.. Who was Meriwether Lewis and what were his special talents?-
2. Who was William Clark and what were his special talents?
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2b. Who was Sacagawea and how did she help the expedition?
3. What was considered the West in 1800?
4. What was considered the Louisiana Territory?
5. Why was the Mississippi River and New Orleans so important?
5b. Why did Jefferson offer to buy New Orleans from France?
6. What factors may have influenced Napoleon to sell the entire Louisiana Territory and what were
his original plans?
6b. Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture and what did he do?
7. What was the purchase price for The Louisiana Territory and estimated price per acre?-
8. Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to Jefferson?
9. Why were Lewis and Clark instructed to document the natural resources they found in their
travels?
10. What are corps?-.
11. What was the original name of the Lewis Clark Expedition and what was the purpose of the
expedition?
12. Who was York and what were his talents?
13. What do you think posed the biggest challenges for Lewis and Clark expedition?
14. Why were the British and Canadian trappers not happy to see the expedition?
15. What were Sacagawea’s abilities and contributions to the expedition?
16. Who was Sacagawea’s husband, his trade and what was the name of their child?
17. Who was Sacagawea’s brother and how did he aid the expedition?
18. How many Native American tribes did the Lewis and Clark expedition meet on the journey?
19. How did the expedition cross the mountains and when did they arrive at the Pacific Coast?
20. Who was Zebulon Pike and what did his mission entail?
Section 3: The War of 1812
1.. Why was the U.S. at war with Tripoli from 1801 to 1805?
2. Tribute3. Who was Stephen Decatur and what was his mission?
4. The conflict with Tripoli showed what?
5. What was the difficulty for the U.S. in trying to stay out of the war between France and Great
Britain in 1803?
6. What was the British Policy of Impressment?-
7. Explain why Britain used impressment between 1803 and 1812:
8. Coercion- forcing someone to…?9. Why did Jefferson try to use “peaceful coercion”?
10. Embargo Act of 1807:
10b. What was Madison’s solution to the Embargo Act of 1807 during the election of 1808?
11. Tecumseh: who was he and what did he believe and try to accomplish?
12. Who was William Henry Harrison?
13. The Treaty of Fort Wayne:
14. The Battle of Tippecanoe:
15. Give a short summary of the conflicts the U.S. had with other nations in the early 1800s from
this section 2:
16. In 1812 why were more and more Americans calling for war against Britain?
17. Who were the War Hawks-.
18. Which President declared war on Britain in 1812?
19. What was the War of 1812 all about and what was the British focus in the 1st and 2nd phases of
the War?
20. Number of warships the U.S. navy had at the start of the War of 1812?
21. Oliver Hazard Perry-
22. General Harrison23. The Battle of Thames-
24. How did the events of the Jefferson Era strengthen the nation? Complete the Effects section
below:
EVENT
1801
to
1804
EFFECTS
Jefferson takes office;
Democratic-Republicans in power
Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark expedition charts the West
1807
to
1812
American shipping and trade suffer
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh sides with the
British in Canada
Britain and the U.S. are at war
1814
To
1815
British defeat napoleon, turn focus to war
with the United sates
Treaty of Ghent is signed
At the battle of New Orleans, Jackson’s
forces defeat the British
25. The Second Phase of the War of 1812 began after the British defeated France and its General
Napoleon in 1814; state the next two acts of British aggression on American soil listed in the text
(p.357):
26. Who was Francis Scott Key and what did he do?
27. What was goal of the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in September 1814?
28. What happened at the Battle of New Orleans and who was the commanding American
General?
29. **What is the lasting impact (legacy) the War of 1812 had on America:
30. The Treaty of Ghent: