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Thomas Jefferson Quiz Flashcards

Jefferson’s Years in Office

1801-1809

William & Mary

What College did Jefferson Attend

Lawyer

What Job did Jefferson have?

Virginia House of Buurgesses

What was Jefferson elected to (Some sort of Congress)

Declaration of Independence

Jefferson was the primary author of what very important US document?

France

Jefferson also served as a US minister to what country?

Washington’s Secretary of State, John Adams VP, Americas 3rd president

What experience does Jefferson have in the executive office?

Louisiana Purchase

Jefferson was known for one of the greatest real estate deals in American history, what is it?

University; University of Virginia

Jefferson was the only president to found this; What is the thing he made called?

Thomas Jefferson; Monticello, Virginia

Who designed Jefferson’s home, and where was it located?

A Architect, Farmer, Scholar, Horseman, and Inventor

What is Jefferson also known as?

Moldboard Plow, Polygraph Machine, Wheel Cipher, Swivel chair, Macaroni making machine

What are some of the things Jefferson made as a inventor?

Jefferson’s Inauguration

March 4th, 1801 - First president inaugurated in the new capital in Washington D.C. Delivers first inaugural address.

Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address

Outlines how Jefferson feels are the essential principles of the Government.

The Essential Principles outlined the first Inaugural Adress

equal and exact justice to all men - Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations - support of State governments - punishment for those who revolt - keeping a good economy and paying off debt - freedom of religion and press - a well disciplined militia.

Jefferson and Adams

Who were the candidates for the election of 1800

The Electoral College

The 1800s election brought up flaws in the _____ _____ as Jefferson and Burr ended up in a tie.

House of Representatives decides on Jefferson

How did they break this tie in the electoral college?

12th Amendment (1804)

Which amendment forced electors make a choice between selections of President and VP?

Louisiana Purchase (1)

Greatest real estate deals in history for $15 million (4 cents an acre) Doubled the size of the US (1)

Jefferson’s Late Life

Retired from office in 1809 and went back to Monticello. Never left the state of Virginia again

Library of Congress

What was burned by the British during the War of 1812?

Help restart the Library of Congress

Why did Jefferson sell his extensive library to the government of the US?

Jefferson’s Death

Monticello; July 4th 1826 (Also happens that Adams died the same day and was the 50th anniversary of the signed of the DOI)

Jefferson’s Epitaph

Designed his own tombstone and epitaph

What was omitted from Jefferson’s epitaph?

President, signing of the Louisiana Purchase, Inventor

Where we see Jefferson today

$2 Bill, Nickel, Jefferson Memorial, Mount Rushmore, University of Virginia

The national government may be to powerful.

How did Jefferson feel about the government created under the constitution

A national bank was not mentioned in the constitution, doing so would be a abuse of power by the government.

In 1790, why did Jefferson oppose the creation of a National Bank?

France

Who did Spain give the Louisiana Territory to?

True

True or False - Jefferson believed the Constitution gave him the power to buy the Louisiana Purchase

Barbary War - Embargo Act of 1807

What challenges did Jefferson face throughout his term?

Virginia

What state did Jefferson represent in the Second Continental Congress?

The Two Party System & Bitter Partisanship

What emerged as a result of the election of 1800?

Republican virtues of the independent small farmer.

Adams incisions a strong central government while Jefferson saw _____?

Jeffersons focuses upon entering office

Reducing national debt, reducing the size of the military

First Barbary War

Pirates invaded US merchant ships, looting goods and kidnapping crew members for ransom off of the coast of North Africa? 1801-1805

Napoleonic Wars

France and England began to seize American Ships, which came to a head in 1807 when a British Warship fired on a US ship in Norfolk Virginia. 1803-1815

Embargo Act of 1807

Prohibited American Ships from leaving their ports until Britian and France stopped seizing them as by cutting off trade, it would damage their economies.

Outcomes of the Embargo Act

Hurt the American economy more than their enemies. American farmers could no longer sell their goods overseas, huge increase in unemployment and %75 decrease in business activity

Non-Intercourse Act of 1808

Lifted the unpopular embargoes on trade with all countries except Britain or France

Some of the Attacks Adams made against Jefferson

A un-Christian deist whose sympathy for the French revolution would cause bloodshed and chaos.

Some of the attacks made by Republicans against Adams

Objection to the expansion of the navy and attack on individual rights through the Alien and Sedition Acts, strong central government and support for broadened federal action

Very Well - Majority in the house 65 to 39, and barely won the presidential election.

How did the election of 1800 go for DEM-REP?

Hamilton - Believed it was the lesser of two evils

Who swayed the vote for the election between Jefferson and Burr

James Madison

What was one of the key Federalist who shifted their views towards DEM-REP.

Urban Workers and Artisans

What two groups of people supported a large government and voted Adams for president, changed their stance towards a DEM-REP leaning view for the 1800’s election?

A Peaceful Transition of Power

The 1800’s election also marked the first _______, Jefferson appreciating it saying, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.”

The Government needed to be broadly accountable to the people.

What DEM-REP belief shared between the newly shifted Federalists ended up dominated American politics well into the 19th century?

Lewis and Clark’s Expedition west

The Louisiana Purchase led to _________ as Americans knew little about the land in the early 1800s.

Thomas Jefferson

Who assigned Meriwether Lewis the task of the expedition

Traveled west

With the help of Toussaint Charbonneau and his wife Sacagawea

Left in 1804, came back in 1806

When did Lewis, Clark, and the Corp of Discovery leave and come back?

Goals of Lewis and Clark’s expedition

-Explore land of the Louisiana Purchase (Physical features, Plants and animals) (GOAL ACCOMPLISHED)

• Learn about indigenous tribes and search for trading opportunities (ACCOMPLISHED

• Find a body of water from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (NOT ACCOMPLISHED)

Who played a Critical Role in the Expedition

Indigenous people, Women and Men

Other Possibly Important things to study regarding the expedition

Date	Event
February 1803	Congress authorized funding for the trek.
April 1803	Congress approved the Louisiana Purchase.Meriwether Lewis started preparing for the expedition.
Fall/Winter 1803	Lewis and Clark set up camp to begin recruiting and training men on the expedition.
Summer 1804	The Corps of Discovery officially started their expedition.
Fall 1804	Lewis and Clark arrived near present-day North Dakota (Fort Mandan). They added Charbonneau, a translator, and his wife to the expeditionary team.
Spring 1805	1805, Lewis, Clark, Charbonneau, Sacagawea, and the rest of the team left Fort Mandan and headed west.
Summer 1805	Sacagawea facilitated negotiations for horses. They traveled through the Bitterroot Mountains thanks to a Shoshone guide.
Winter 1805	They set up a winter camp near the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop.
Spring 1806	The expedition began to travel home to St. Louis.
September 1806	Lewis, Clark, and the rest of the Corps of Discovery arrived back in St. Louis.