American Pageant CH. 11

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The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase was

Thomas Jefferson.

All of the following were true of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa except

they embraced whites' concept of ownership.

Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that

America would prohibit all foreign trade.

_______________________________________ was the American soldier and explorer who led the famous expedition through the Louisiana Territory over the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific Ocean.

Meriwether Lewis

Thomas Jefferson's failed attempt to impeach and convict Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase for "high crimes and misdemeanors" meant that

judicial independence and the separation of powers had been preserved.

______________________________________ was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 and established the principle of judicial review and expanded the power of the federal government.

John Marshall

The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle that

the Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of legislation.

Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was

whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution.

One way in which Jefferson clearly departed from previous Federalist practice was

establishing a simple and informal style in presidential entertainment and relations with Congress.

One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was

Adams's refusal to take the country to war with France.

The new Congress that met in 1811 contained a large number of members who believed that

Britain should be vigorously confronted and the Indian threat to the West eliminated.

________________________________________ was the "Father of the Constitution," Jefferson's Secretary of State and fourth U. S. president who allowed himself and the U. S. to be dragged into war with Britain.

James Madison

The Congressional war hawks of 1812 were especially eager to sponsor an American invasion and conquest of

Canada

_______________________________________ was the female Shoshone guide the first U. S. exploratory expedition in the western United States.

Sacajawea

_______________________________________ was the Shawnee warrior who sought to ally all Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River to oppose the expansion of the United States and advocated a return to the "old ways" for Native Americans.

Tecumseh

_____________________________________ was the author of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, second Vice President and third President of the United States. He was also the leader of the Democratic-Republicans who sought a weak central government and strict constructionist viewpoint of the Constitution but compromised and purchased the Louisiana Territory.

Thomas Jefferson

John Marshall as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by

asserting the doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality.

The greatest impact of the Revolution of 1800 was in

demonstrating that even a bitterly contested American election could result in the peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.


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