APUSH Study Guide for Chapters 11 & 12
*Study guides are due on the day of the Chapters 11 & 12 Test. They must be turned in
before the test starts or they will be considered late.
As you read the chapters, answer the following questions on your own sheets of paper.
Chapter 11
1. What accusations were laid at the feet of Adams and Jefferson when running for
president in 1800?
2. How did the election of 1800 end up in a deadlock? How was it resolved?
3. What happened to the Federalist Party after the election of 1800?
4. Was the “Revolution of 1800” really a revolution? Explain your answer.
5. Explain the “two Thomas Jeffersons.”
6. Give some examples of how President Jefferson and the Democratic-Republican
controlled Congress reversed some of the policies of President Adams and the
Federalists.
7. Why was the case of Marbury v. Madison important?
8. Why was Jefferson perplexed when Napoleon offered to sell all of the Louisiana
Territory? Explain.
9. Why was the Lewis & Clark Expedition so important?
10. What was President Jefferson’s reasoning when supporting the Embargo Act of
1807? What was the end result of the Embargo Act?
11. Who were the War Hawks? Why did they want war with Britain? What did they
hope to gain?
12. What was President Madison’s rationale for asking Congress for a declaration of
war against Britain?
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