Study Guide

Jeffersonian Democracy

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the first exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

12^th amendment

Aaron Burr

judicial review

Marbury vs. Madison

John Marshall

Samuel Chase

Barbary Pirates

Napoleon

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Zebulon Pike Expeditions

Essex Junto

Burr Conspiracy

Samuel Slater

Eli Whitney

cotton gin

interchangeable parts

Empress of China

Robert Fulton

Noah Webster

Questions to Think About:

What sort of person was Thomas Jefferson and how did it effect the way he operated as president of the United States?

What were some important developments concerning the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary during the Jeffersonian era?

What was the history and significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

What was the nature of the early industrial revolution in the United States?

What was the significance of Eli Whitney’s inventions for American history?

What was the role of the merchant marine in the history of the early republic?

What was the state of internal transportation in the US during the Jeffersonian era?

How did the population of the US grow during the early republic and the Jeffersonian era?

Describe the growth of an American culture and the significance of that growth?