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    HISTORY 203 - CHAPTER 11
    CHARACTER SKETCHES - DUE WEDNESDAY
    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - DUE FRIDAY
     
     
     
    CHARACTER SKETCHES:
     
     Thomas Jefferson
     Henry Clay
     Sacajawea
     
     
    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
     
     1. In what sense, if any, is the idea of a “Revolution of 1800” justified? (Note that Jefferson
      himself always considered that his election was a genuine ’revolution” that ushered in the
      rule of the common person in American politics.)
     
     2. How did Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase transform America’s understanding of itself and its
      future?
      What were the short-term and long-term consequences of the acquisition of Louisiana?
     
     3. Was Jefferson’s embargo, even though unpopular, a wiser foreign policy than Madison’s
      blundering into war?
      Should a president (like Madison) ever lead the nation into war when there is a deep political     division over its purposes?
     
     
     
     
     

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