CHAPTER 8.4 Questions
Section
4 The Treat of War /page
286
DIRECTIONS:
Answer the following questions on a blank piece of note book paper.
Each question is worth 1 point. Write
your name, date and class period on each page.
When you are done, work on your vocab list, workbook or map.
Jefferson and the Navy
__________________1. After the sell of Louisiana, who was at war with England
again?
__________________2. Which side did the US take?
__________________3. What did America’s prosperity mainly depend on?
__________________4. Who had hurt the trade of American farmers and
merchants?
__________________5. Napoleon’s order to capture any neutral vessel was
referred to as what?
__________________6. Jefferson though, spoke of what attitude during his
inaugural address?
__________________7. What was one way to protect American merchant ships at
high seas?
__________________8. What President first initiated a ship building program
after independence?
__________________9. Why did Jefferson stop the expansion of the navy once
elected President?
__________________10. War with Barbary pirates dragged
because what type of American ship was used?
__________________11. What was increasing American products to be exported to
Europe?
Trouble at High Seas
__________________12. How did the merchant class protect themselves from loss
of products?
__________________13. What did the Royal Navy call its mandatory draft of men
into their navy?
__________________14. Members of a British ship who forced men to join the
navy where called what?
__________________15. Press gangs often made mistakes when
forcing what
type of person on the ships?
__________________16. Americans considered the Press gang practice to be
what?
__________________17. Who were Americans treated by the British?
The Embargo Act
__________________18. To deal with the Press gang practice, what did Congress
pass in 1807?
__________________19. This drastic way of dealing with the problem led to
what?
__________________20. How did people in the New England states particularly
feel about this?
__________________21. Why did so many people brake this law?
__________________22. Was trade between one American port to another allowed?
__________________23. Was it easy or difficult to convict any lawbreakers of
violating the Embargo Act?
America on the Eve of War again…
__________________24. After James Madison was elected President, what did he
do for the Embargo Act?
__________________25. What did Congress do in 1809 with one exception?
__________________26. What power was given to the President as a result of
this legislation?
__________________27. Was the Non-Intercourse act easy to enforce?
__________________28. Did attacks on American ships continue?
__________________29. Macon’s Bill was introduced by whom?
__________________30. Who dominated the Atlantic Ocean by 1810?
__________________31. What seemed as the only viable option to protect
American interests at this point?
CHAP
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