Chapter 11 Terms

Question 1

Electoral victory at democratic republicans over federalists, who lost their congressional majority and the presidency. Peaceful transfer of power between rival parties solidified in Americans political system.

Answer 1

Revolution of 1880

Question 2

Practice of rewarding political support with special favors of the in the form of a public office. Upon assuming, Thomas Jefferson dismissed few federalist employing leaving scant openings to fill with political appointees

Answer 2

Patronage

Question 3

Passed by the departing federal congress, created 16 new federal judges ensuring federal hold on judicial branch

Answer 3

Judiciary act of 1801

Question 4

Federal justices appointed by John Adam’s during the last days of his presidency. Their positions were revoked when newly elected republican congressed repealed judiciary act

Answer 4

Midnight judges

Question 5

(1755-1835) fourth chief justice of US supereme court from 1801-1835. Established judicial review, served as Secretary of State under John Adam’s

Answer 5

John Marshall

Question 6

(1742-1811) continenti al congress, chase was leader in the Maryland Supreme Court

Answer 6

Samuel chase

Question 7

(1801-1805) four year conflict between American navy and North African nation of Tripoli over piracy in the Mediterranean. Jefferson, reluctantly deployed American forces eventually screwing peace treaty with Tripoli

Answer 7

Tripolitian war

Question 8

1803- - acquisition of Louisiana territory from France more than doubled US territory

Answer 8

Lousina purchase

Question 9

Discovered yellow stone, established a trade network across country, befriended American Indians encountered and to confirm or deny the theory of an all water new passage to the pacific

Answer 9

Lewis and clark

Question 10

1806-1807, edicts issued by British crown closing French owned European ports to foreign shipping. French respond: seize all vessels entering British ports thereby cutting off American merchants from trade with both

Answer 10

Orders in council

Question 11

1807- conflict between Britain and US that precipitated the 1807 embass. Conflict developed when a British ship, in search of deserters, fired on the American Chesapeake of the coast of VA

Answer 11

Chesapeake affair

Question 12

Enacted in response to British and French is treatment of American merchants, the act banned the export of all goods from the US to any foreign port. Put strains on us economy- repealed in 1809

Answer 12

Embargo act of 1807

Question 13

Passed alongside the repeal of the embargo act, re opened trade with all but 2 nations- British and France. Act c tried Jefferson’s economic policy of coercion

Answer 13

Non- intercourse act (1809)

Question 14

Aimed at resuming peaceful trade with British and France. If either British or France repealed its trade restrictions, the US would reinstate the embargo against the non-repealing nation. When baoeokean offered to lift his restrictions on British ports, US was forced to declare an embargo on British- pushed 2 nations closer to war

Answer 14

Macon’s Bill No. 2

Question 15

(1811-1812) democratic republican congressmen who pressed James Madison to declare war on Britain. Resented British constraints on US trade

Answer 15

War hawks