Wayground Lesson: Jefferson Era - A Time of Conflict Part 1

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WHAT WILL WE LEARN TODAY? ANSWER IN TEXTBOX

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Why was the US at war with Tripoli?

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What is “tribute”?

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What was the name of the ship that was seized?

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Who set it on fire and why?

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How much did the US pay for the release of the American sailors?

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What did this conflict show what was so hard to do?

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What are the names of the countries along the Barbary coast?

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What sea separates Africa and Europe?

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When Thomas Jefferson took office in 1801, what did he want to focus on?

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Reason #1:
Why was it difficult for America to stay separated from other nations?

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Reason #2:

Why was it difficult for America to stay separated from other countries?

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Click on land controlled by the British

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Click on land controlled by the Spanish (2)

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Click on land that is disputed or claimed by more than one country

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Click on land that was once controlled by France and now part of the U.S. after the Louisiana Purchase

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Reason #3:

Why was it difficult for America to stay separated from other nations?

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Give an example of how the United States had little control over the actions of foreign nations.

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Review: What three reasons made it difficult for America to stay separated from other nations?

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Review the slide. List the three causes shown at the left that will bring America back to war with Britain.

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Reason #1

What is impressment?

How many American sailors did the British impress?

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Label the three people (HINT: Leaders of 3 countries).

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

The United States

The British

The French

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Reason 2: Interference with American Shipping

What is an embargo?

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Reason 2: Interference with American Shipping

What animal is labeled in this cartoon? Why do you think this animal was used to represent an embargo?

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Who was most impacted by the Embargo act?

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What types of crops were impacted?

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How were shippers impacted and how did they react?

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Write down 3 facts as you watch the video.

After watching the video, explain what embargo means in your own words.

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Thomas Jefferson is known as the father of...

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

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Which was true about the election of 1800?

• The system for choosing the president ended up in a three-way tie

• The House of Representatives selected the president and vice-president

• The president and vice-president belonged to a splinter party

• Adams died in a duel, so Jefferson became president

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Which of the following is true about judicial review?

• It allowed the Supreme Court to change laws to make them constitutional

• It decreased the power of the Supreme Court

• It said the Supreme Court interprets whether laws are constitutional

• All of these

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Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act?

• It banned all U.S. trade

• it protected the U.S. from the Napoleonic Wars

• It was one of Jefferson's greatest foreign policy successes as president

• U.S. farmer suffered from not being able to sell goods overseas

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Impressment was

• the process of squeezing juice from fruits

• trying to attract a suitor

• kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a foreign navy

• trying to convince another country that you are on their side

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This area along the northern coast of Africa was called what?

• French Coast

• Gibraltar Coast

• Barbary Coast

• Italian Coast

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To secure peace with pirates nations had to pay what?

• Ransom

• Tribute

• Debts

• Taxes

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Pirates attacked

• Fighter jets

• Steam Trains

• Wagon Trains

• Merchant ships

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What was an important outcome of the Barbary Wars ?

• The U.S. developed a stronger military and gained respect from foreign nations

• The U.S. had to pay the Barbary states a tribute to protect their ships against pirate attacks.

• England had to pay tribute to protect American ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Pirates had to pay tribute to the U.S.

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The US Foreign policy during the Barbary Wars and today is …

• "The US will take over your country if you attack us."
• "The US remains neutral with all other countries." 
• The US does not negotiate with terrorists."
• 'The US has the best education system in the world."

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Who refused to make payments to the Barbary states and sent the U.S. Navy into the Mediterranean Sea to protect American ships?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

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What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do (check all that are correct).

• caused economic problems for the United States

• ended British Impressment

• increased unemployment

• forbid trade with ALL foreign nations

• only let ships sail between U.S. ports

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Barbary pirates came from all of these countries EXCEPT

• Algiers

• Sudan

• Morocco

• Tripoli

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Which of these did the Barbary pirates NOT do?

• steal ships and cargo

• kidnap sailors and enslave them

• demand ransom and tributes

• sail the Caribbean Seas