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1 .       The Federalists' major contribution to the American political system was to establish strong state governments while making some concessions to centralized authority. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to remain a nation of small farmers because he admired their independence. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Because of his dislike for their policies, President Jefferson bent every effort of his administration to inflame partisan factionalism and punish the Federalists. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       "In "Marbury v. Madison," the Supreme Court ruled that the Judiciary Act of 1801 was unconstitutional. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       The "Marbury v. Madison" case established the precedent for removal of federal judges for "high crimes and misdemeanors." [Hint]

 
 


6 .       President Jefferson sent a naval squadron to confront the Barbary pirates in order to protect American commerce in the Mediterranean Sea. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Spain's transfer of territory to France alarmed President Jefferson in 1800 because it threatened America's access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       In order to make the Louisiana Purchase, President Jefferson had to adopt the concept of implied powers in the Constitution. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       Thomas Jefferson's presidency demonstrated that a stable government could be established and maintained without resort to heavy taxation and limitations on individual liberty. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       For his part in a western empire-building scheme, Aaron Burr was tried for, but acquitted of treason. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Napoleon's Milan Decree declared that U.S. shipping was in violation of the Rule of 1756, thus liable to French confiscation. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       President Jefferson refused to concede the right of British naval officers to seize British subjects from American ships and press them into service for the Royal Navy. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       President Jefferson responded to the "Chesapeake" incident by requesting the Embargo Act, which prohibited all exports. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       The Non-Intercourse Act forbade U.S. trade with both Britain and France. [Hint]

 
 






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