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Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency A. Jefferson ordered ____________________________________________ to explore the new land 1. their job was to find a river route to ______________________, make contact with __________________________, and ________ _______________________________ 2. the expedition set out from ________________ in 1804 and they followed the ________________________ 3. with the help of _____________________, they crossed the Rocky Mountains and eventually reached the Pacific Ocean on the __________________________________ 4. the expedition took over ________________ and they exposed the current day _____________________ to the rest of the country 5. _____________________________ was another explorer a. he set out along the ____________________ and explored to the Rockies b. ______________________ in the Rockies is named for him B. The Election of 1804 was a _______________________ for Jefferson 1. he defeated ___________________________________ 162 electoral votes to 12 2. Jefferson won because he was extremely popular a. C. Jefferson’s second term did not go as smoothly as his first 1. during his second term, many nations in Europe were fighting 2. __________________________ ships continually boarded American trading ships 3. the British would actually 4. Jefferson was furious with France and Britain, but realized force was not a strong option a. America lacked __________________________ 5. Jefferson passed the ______________________________ a. it said America would not trade with __________________ ____________________ 6. this act had little effect on Britain and France because they learned to _____________________________________ 7. who this hurt the most was America – _______________________ 8. _____________________ (a strong Federalist area) despised Jefferson for this act, because their economy was based on ______ a. people of the north began ______________ goods to Europe defying the President 9. this act hurt Jefferson’s popularity and in 1808 he retired to his home _______________________ D. One of the growing concerns of the new country was the issue of Native Americans 1. in the end of the 1700’s the Native Americans were successful in attacking Americans _____________________________ 2. it was not until 1794, that _________________________ launched a huge attack and destroyed many Native American tribes in the ______________________ 3. some Native Americans eventually adopted “________________” 4. some Native Americans moved onto _______________________ _____________ where they continued to practice their own traditions 5. some Native Americans took military action against Americans a. ______________ was a chief who attempted to unite tribes b. his plan was to fight ______________________ c. he was defeated in battle in 1813, but was able to unite several tribes for decades to ____________________ E. ______________________ was sworn in as the fourth President of the United States 1. during his presidency, America again went to war with _______ _________________ F. There were two main events that led to war with Britain 1. several Congressmen from the west wanted war with Britain a. they were called “_________________” and were led by __________________ of ________________________ b. they believed the British were helping the Native Americans __________________________ 2. America was tired of the British ______________________ of American sailors G. The War of 1812 did not begin well for the Americans 1. they had a ________________ and virtually _________________ 2. they were not only fighting the British, but the ________________ in the west 3. soon victories against the Native Americans came – often in the form of ___________________________ a. it did not deter the British from continuing to fight 4. despite strong opposition the British navy was able to successfully ___________________________________ 5. the lone American naval victory came with ___________________ defeating the British on ___________________ and securing America’s northern boarder H. With the defeat of Napoleon on 1814, the British were able to turn all of their attention towards America 1. in August of 1814 – 4,000 British troops entered ______________ and burned the city including the ___________________________ 2. from there the British marched north to ___________________ a. the British attacked __________________ at the entrance of _____________________________ b. when the sun rose the next day – the American flag was “__________________” c. _________________________ witnessed the battle and wrote “_________________________________” I. After the British retreat from Baltimore, the war lost its momentum 1. it became a war ____________________________ 2. the war was hurting American ____________________________ 3. the British had no real chance or anything to gain from the war 4. on December 24, 1814 – both sides met to sign the ____________ __________________ a. 5. Americans again felt proud that they had survived another war against Great Britain J. The most interesting battle of the war took place AFTER the peace treaty was signed 1. 5,000 British troops attempted to take ____________________ 2. ____________________________ and the Americans learned of the plan and prepared for the attack 3. the Americans fortified their positions and hid the weapons 4. the British attacked without _____________________ 5. after the battle was over there were __________ British casualties compared to ________ American casualties K. After the war, Americans began heading west for a new life 1. one of the big questions that will dominate society for several decades was ____________________ 2. when a state wanted to enter the union it had to say if it was a _____________________________ 3. _____________________ was ready to enter the union in 1820 a. the problem was there was an ______ number of free vs. slave states in the union – one more would tip the balance 4. _________________(now Speaker of the House) came up with the Missouri Compromise a. __________________ enters as a slave state b. _____________ would enter as a free state c. as the United States expanded – slavery would not be able to exist above the _______________________ 5. for the time, this solved the question of slavery 6. there were many in the country, including Thomas Jefferson, who realized that the question of slavery could ____________________