Chapter 5 Era of Thomas JeffersonDefine the following

vocabulary wordsThomas Jefferson 184Laissez faire 185Judicial review 187John Marshall 187

Section 1 Changes in government made by

Thomas Jefferson

1.Limited power of the federal government over states and citizens.

2.He cut Federal spending.3.Eliminated all federal taxes

Section 1 Cont’dThe Sedition Act punished people who openly disapproved of the government.

Thomas Jefferson took office and released people who had been imprisoned under the Sedition Act.

Summary Please

Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase

Continental Divide (section 2 pg.192)

Expedition 191Meriwether Lewis 191William Clark 191

Napoleon Bonaparte

Emperor of France from 1804 to 1815

Needing money for the war with Britain, Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States for 15 million dollars.

Section 2The United States purchased Louisiana from France.

Jefferson was uneasy about buying the Louisiana Territory because he did not have the constitutional power to buy land.

The United States now controlled the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River was important for farmers to ship their crops to New Orleans to sell.

Lewis and Clark ExpeditionLewis and Clark were to gather information about plant life, geography , animals and other natural features of the region.

To Make contact with Native Americans.

Warm UpWhy was Jefferson apprehensive about the

purchase of Louisiana?He did not have Constitutional power to

buy property.Name two goals of the Lewis and Clark

expeditionThey were to report back about plants and

animals, and to make contact with native Americans.

Why was the Mississippi River important for farmers?

They could use the river to ship their crops.

Section 3 A Time of Conflict The Embargo Act of 1807

Embargo: Government order that forbids trade.1803 Britain and France were once again at war.The United States remained neutral and traded

with both countries. British War ships began seizing American

merchant ships trading with France. The French did the same.

Tribute – forced payment from one country to another.

Jefferson responded by passing the Embargo Act. Jefferson stopped all trade with Britain and France. Americans were outraged and the Merchants were

losing money without goods to sell.

Tecumseh Tecumseh united the Native American people to take back their land that was taken by the Americans.

Tecumseh wanted to restore Native American traditions.

Warm Up 12/9/2014 What is an embargo?Government order that forbids tradeName one positive effect and one negative

effect the Embargo Act had on the United States.

The Embargo Act stopped The French and British from seizing American ships

It stopped all imported goods, which hurt American merchants.

It did not prevent a war, and it made honest people turn to smuggling.

Vocabulary Ch.5 Sec 4War Hawk People who were eager to go to war against Britain

Blockade Shutting a port or road to prevent people or supplies from entering or exiting.

Secede To withdraw

War of 1812, U.S. and BritainCauses Effects

Angry at Britain for arming Native Americans

Americans upset about impressment of American soldiers

Decrease trade with Britain

Merchant’s had less goods to sell

United States secured it’s independence from Britain.