The Jefferson Era Version!

The Jefferson Era Jeopardy PeopleVocab More Vocab Jeffersonian Democracy Louisiana Purchase War of

People: 100 The third president of the United States. : ANSWER: Thomas Jefferson

People : th President of the US during the war of His wife saved George Washington’s portrait from burning at the white house: ANSWER: James Madison

People : 300 Hero General at the Battle of New Orleans. Future President. ANSWER: Andrew Jackson

People : 400 Native American chief that wanted all tribes to unite against white settlers taking native land. ANSWER: Tecumseh

People : 500 Leader of a southern expedition in the Louisiana Purchase. ANSWER: Zebulon Pike

Vocabulary: 100 A court case that affirmed the principle of judicial review: ANSWER: Marbury v. Madison

Vocabulary : 200 An American purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803: ANSWER: Louisiana Purchase

Vocabulary : 300 A person who wanted the US to go to war with England in 1812: ANSWER: War Hawk

Vocabulary : 400 A number of people acting together for a similar purpose: ANSWER: Corps

Vocabulary : 500 The act of seizing by force: ANSWER: Impressment

More Vocabulary : 100 The final authority of the Supreme Court on the meaning of the Constitution: ANSWER: Judicial Review

More Vocabulary : 200 An all water route to the Pacific coast: ANSWER: Northwest Passage

More Vocabulary : 300 A political party that feared a strong central government. ANSWER: Democratic Republican

More Vocabulary : 400 A person who takes extreme political positions: ANSWER: Radical

More Vocabulary : 500 A law that forbade American ships from sailing to foreign ports and closed American ports to British ships: ANSWER: Embargo Act of 1807

Jeffersonian Democracy: 100 Jefferson favored a ________ interpretation of the Constitution: ANSWER: Strict

Jeffersonian Democracy : 200 Jefferson’s political party: ANSWER: Democratic- Republican

Jeffersonian Democracy : 300 Jefferson’s arch enemy: ANSWER: John Adams

Jeffersonian Democracy : 400 Jefferson ironically died on this day in history: ANSWER: July 4 th

Jeffersonian Democracy : 500 What did Jefferson do about the Alien and Sedation acts? ANSWER: He released prisoners convicted under the act.

Louisiana Purchase: 100 Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from: ANSWER: France/ Napoleon

Louisiana Purchase : 200 Jefferson assigned these two men to explore the Louisiana Territory: ANSWER: Lewis and Clark

Louisiana Purchase : 300 What did Jefferson hope for America on the expedition? ANSWER: Westward expansion, trade with natives, a northwest passage to Pacific, learn about new plants and animals.

Louisiana Purchase : 400 Where did the expedition begin? ANSWER: St. Louis, Missouri

Louisiana Purchase : 500 Why was Jefferson hesitant to purchase the Louisiana Territory? ANSWER: the Constitution does not empower the president to buy land.

War of 1812: 100 What started the War of 1812? ANSWER: the Impressment of American sailors.

War of 1812 : 200 Who was president during the War of 1812? ANSWER: James Madison

War of 1812 : 300 How did the British blockade of the US coast boost American industry? ANSWER: Americans had to make goods it use to import from Europe.

War of 1812 : 400 Why did the British impress American sailors? ANSWER: It needed men for its navy.

War of 1812 : 500 This battle of the war was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed. ANSWER: Battle of New Orleans

The power of the Supreme Court to review government actions to see if they are allowed under the constitution is called: Judicial Review