TEST WEDNESDAYYY Flashcards
(22 cards)
12th amendment:
Passed to make sure there would never be another presidential tie, One vote is cast for a president, And the vice president
Custom Duties:
Taxes on imported goods of Tariffs
Direct Campaigning:
Going around the country to get votes for the election, because it was frowned upon back then
Electoral College:
Electors meet in what is known as the Electoral College There they cast the ballots that actually elect the president and vice president
Secede:
To withdraw from a union, a small group of federalists lead by Aaron burr were trying to withdraw from a union because they new they would no longer have power in the government
Sacagawea:
She was a shoshone chief Lewis and Clarks guide when exploring the new western territory
Haiti:
Napoleon sent troops to regain control of Saint Domingue, and was not successful, and took its original name, Haiti.
Marbury v Madison:
John Marshall established the three principles of judicial review
Zebulon Pike:
A Lieutenant who led two expeditions west between 1805 and 1807. He mapped out the Rio grande river.
In Colorado, he found a snowcapped mountain he called Grand Peak, known today as Pikes Peak
Who did the federalist support in the election of 1800?
John Adams
After 18 months the Lewis and Clark expedition reached where?
The Pacific Ocean
Who plotted to secede from the union?
A group of Federalists in Massachusetts
Who did France get the Louisiana territory from before selling it?
Spain
Who won the duel between burr and Hamilton?
Burr, and then he fled
Why did Hamilton and Burr duel?
Because Hamilton voted for thomas jefferson over him, causing Burr to lose the election, and hamilton called Burr out for only wanting power
Discuss how Jefferson went about implanting his ideas he mentioned in his inauguration
What He Said
- Wise and frugal government
- Support State Gov’t
- Large Federal Gov’t threatened liberty and freedom therefore individual states are better suited to protect
- Limit the power and size of the Federal Gov’t
What He Did:
- Reduced National Debt, cut down military spending
- Limited number of Federal gov’t workers to a few hundred
- Got rid of most federal taxes
- Only collected custom duties and money received from selling western land
Napoleon Bonaparte:
France’s Leader, who had plans to create a western empire
Aaron Burr:
He was vice president, won a duel against Hamilton, lead the group of federalists to secede form the federal gov’t
Judiciary Act of 1801:
the Federalists passed an act that set up a system of courts,
Midnight Judges:
Federalists last-minute appointees
James madison
was secretary a state
Northwest Passage:
Lewis and Clark looked for the Northwest Passage a fake water route across North America,
