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AMERICAN STORY
EARLY EXPLORERS LEWIS AND CLARK
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
In what ways did Thomas Jefferson’s policies change the country?
JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
JEFFERSON'S VISION FOR AMERICA | THOMAS JEFFERSON | THE SUPREME COURT
After the election of Thomas Jefferson, the nation steered a course to a more limited and less expensive government.
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas Jefferson
A gifted writer, architect, scientist—you name it—Thomas Jefferson had the chops to carry out his dreams. He proposed a plan that laid the basis of our school system, restocked the Library of Congress with his own books, and penned America’s creed.
The introduction of judicial review brought greater power to the Supreme Court and greater balance among the three branches of government.
WESTWARD EXPANSION
WESTWARD EXPANSION
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE | THE DISCOVERIES OF LEWIS AND CLARK
Thomas Jefferson negotiated a deal with France to purchase the Louisiana Territory and doubled the size of the United States.
Lewis and Clark’s expedition cleared up some of the geographic unknowns of the new, expansive lands that President Jefferson bought from France.
THE WAR OF 1812 APPROACHES
THE WAR OF 1812 APPROACHES
NEUTRALITY OR WAR? | NATIVE AMERICANS UNITE | THE WAR OF 1812
Jefferson’s plan to remain neutral during a war between Britain and France backfired.
Native Americans across North America united to fight against the American government and its increasing expansion into their traditional lands.
The War of 1812 unified the people of the United States and set the stage for expansion and economic prosperity.
REVIEW
REVIEW
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
Incumbent - (n.) the person currently in office; the incumbent president is the current president
Judicial Review - (n.) the power to invalidate any law the Supreme Court deems unconstitutional, even if it has been passed by Congress and signed into law by the president
Judiciary Act of 1801 - (n.) the federal legislation that reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5
Unconstitutional - (adj.) an idea or law that goes against the principles of the U.S. Constitution
Writ - (n.) a legal document
Louisiana Purchase - (n.) a treaty between France and the United States in which a large area of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains was purchased
Yellow Fever - (n.) an often fatal disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical climates
Customs - (n.) the taxes placed on imported and exported goods
Embargo - (n.) a law that restricts commerce with one or more nations
Embargo Act of 1807 - (n.) a federal legislation that stopped all foreign imports from entering American harbors
Impressment - (n.) the act of forcing men into military or naval service
Prophet - (n.) someone who is believed to deliver messages from God or some other divine source
War Hawks - (n.) a person who approves of and encourages war; Americans who favored war with Great Britain in 1812
War of 1812 - (n.) the war against Great Britain that James Madison declared
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