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The Enduring Vision,
Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
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Chapter 8:
Jeffersonianism and the Era of Good Feelings, 1801-1824
- Explain what the Federalists were trying to accomplish with passage of the Judiciary Act of 1801 and appointment of the midnight judges.
- Explain why Napoleon first forced Spain to cede Louisiana to France, and
then turned around and offered to sell the territory to the United States.
- Why did President Jefferson want to buy Louisiana from France? Why did the
purchase pose a dilemma for him? How did he justify the purchase?
- What happened at the Hartford Convention in 1814? What impact did it have on the Federalist party? Why?
- Why did Missouri's request for statehood touch off a sectional crisis? How was the crisis
resolved, at least, in the short run?
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