AMH 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Barbary Pirates, Embargo Act Of 1807, French Revolution

• School: SCFMS, SCF
• Department: American History
• Course: AMH 1010
• Professor: Thomas Honsa

Document Summary

Jay"s treaty - sent john jay over to england to discuss trade relations with england as they were the america of late 1700"s. Had to do what england said as if they didn"t want to work with them as they would of. Washington convinces senate to make it a law and it helped run their economy. Election of 1800 - election of thomas jefferson, first transition of power that involved a switch in political ideologies (aka: revolution of 1800) John adams - 2nd president of the united states. First vice president of the united states then became the president, federalist. Wasn"t washington and cared about what the country thought of him. Almost had to join in the french revolution. Barbary wars - america"s first naval war, fought vs barbary pirates. Pirates seize ships & hold hostage for ransom money; us didn"t pay so it"s torture time jefferson forms a navy to get em" back!