Flashcards › 3 Jefferson's Administration

0.Arguments stating that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they went beyond the powers granted to the federal government and interfered with the powers of the state governments, therefore states can nullify unconstitutional laws Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions Set of laws passed by Congress that made John Adams unpopular Alien and Sedition Acts A Federalist who sabotaged John Adams, also a Federalist, reelection Alexander Hamilton 0.Groups that organize to help elect government officials and to influence government policies Political Parties 0.Governmental body that broke the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the 1800 presidential election House of Representatives The victory of Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans gave proof of what? leadership of the United States could change hands peacefully Jefferson had argued with Alexander Hamilton over the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, as president what did he do about the bank and why? He kept it because it helped bring financial stability to the economy The case Marbury v, Madison established what principle? judicial review What is 'judical review' power to declare laws unconstitutional In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte controlled France Why were 0.U.S. Leaders concerned about French ownership of Louisiana they might block US shipping on the Mississippi and expansion westward United States bought Louisiana from France in 1803 for $15,000,000 aka 15 Million Dollars This nearly doubled the size of the United States Louisiana Purchase Who was hired to explore the Missouri River and establish peaceful relations with the American Indians they encountered Merriwether Lewis and William Clark aka Lewis & Clark 0.Some of the most important help received by Lewis & Clark came from this person Sacagawea This tribe gave Lewis & Clark horses and a guide to lead them across the Rocky Mountains Shoshone Zebulon Pike was sent north to find the starting point of this river Red River Explorer who went west of St. Louis and now has a Mountain Peak in Colorado named after him Zebulon Pke - Pikes Peak The U.S. paid a yearly tribute to these countries along the southern Mediterranean coast to keep them from capturing American ships Barbary States The British did this to thousands of American citizens while raiding their ships looking for deserters impressment Many Americans thought that the government should respond to British violations of U.S. neutrality with an embargo which is a ban on trade with Britain Law ended up hurting the economies of New York & New England states which relied a lot on trade Embargo Act After the Embargo Act was repealed this act passed and banned trade with Britain and France, however the US would restore trade with the first country that stopped attacking US ships Non-Intercourse Review Events of Jefferson's Election & Administration