Chapter 8: The Triumphs And Trials Of Jeffersonianism, 1800 - 1815

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Describe the constraints Federalists tried to place on the incoming Republican president and analyze what Jefferson meant by the statement that "every difference of opinion is not a difference of principles," along with the Federalists’ response to it.
   
   
2. Describe Jefferson’s vision of America’s future development when he became president and the policies he consequently adopted.
   
   
3. Analyze the impact of westward expansion during Jefferson’s presidency on Native Americans, African Americans, and on American society in general.
   
   
4. Explain how changing relations among the various regions in the nation constrained Jefferson's political and economic expectations.
   
   
5. Analyze the constraints that arose from Jefferson’s economic and Indian policies.
   
   
6. Explain how the United States became involved in the War of 1812 and the war’s strange conclusion.
   
   
7. Analyze the effect of the War of 1812 on the United States and the changing economic conditions of the nation’s geographical regions.