Exam 7: The Jeffersonian Era

Jefferson as president was able to cut the size of government, but he was not able to reduce the national debt.

During the War of 1812, the United States achieved early military success

The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of

In 1800, Washington, D.C.,

In 1814, the British

In 1812, Henry Clay and JohnC. Calhoun could best be described as

Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the treason trial of ________.

John Marshall was a Federalist who served during several Republican administrations.

Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated

Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States in part because

During the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames

The Battle of Tippecanoe was a rare Indian victory against the United States.

In 1810, the Non-Intercourse Act expired and was replaced by

In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of

Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the

The British practice of stopping American ships and seizing American sailors was called ________.

The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812

What historical events exposed the instability and weakness of the American federal government during its first thirty years of existence? How was the authority of the government strengthened?

By the early nineteenth century, the United States began to have cities that approached the major cities of Europe in population.

The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with