Section 1,2 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Vice President and future murderer
Aaron burr
Both Jefferson and burr hit the same # of electoral votes so the ____ had to decide the election
House of reps
Jefferson favored the policy of ________-_____ hands off approach meaning the government should not interfere with the economy
Laissez-faire
Jefferson eliminated government jobs he believed were unnecessary
T o F
True
T o F
Jefferson increased the size of the army
False; reduces
________ ______- gives the court the power to declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial review
________ _____- an agreement w Spain to allow American farmers to ship goods along the Mississippi River and through New Orleans
Pinckney treaty
True or false
Spain secretly gives control of New Orleans to the French
True
President Jefferson sent _____ ______ & ______ __________ to buy New Orleans from the French
James Monroe
Robert Livingston
French ruler __________ ___________ decided to offer all of the Louisiana territory for 15 million
Napoleon Bonaparte
________&______ were selected to lead the expedition west
Lewis
Clarke
What was Lewis and Clarke’s goal
Map the Louisiana territory, keep detailed records of all natural resources & communicate w Native American groups
Lewis and Clark leave from __._______, __________ with supplies, about 40 men, an a slave named York
St. Louis Missouri
In time, the expedition meets up w a French fur trapper& his wife, __________
Sacajawea
Sacajawea was a __________ and served as a translator
Shoshone
American sailors led by ________ _______ burn the ship to prevent the Pirates from using it
Stephen Decatur
Who won the election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson
