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Chapter 10 Vocab SS
Question | Answer |
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Radical | People who take extreme political positions |
Judiciary act of 1801 | Adams appointed as many federalist judges as he could between the election of 1800 and Jefferson inauguration in 1801 |
Marbury v. Madison | Supreme court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional |
Unconstitutional | Contradicted the law of the constitution |
Judicial Review | the principle that the supreme court has the final say in interpreting the constitution |
Louisiana Purchase | 1803 purchase of the louisiana territory from france |
Meriwether Lewis | Caption, lead the expedition |
William Clark | Lieutenant, to select and oversee a volunteer force which they called the Corps of Discovery |
Lewis and Clark expedition | Corps of Discovery soon became known as the Lewis and Clark expedition |
Sacagawea | 17 years old, Shoshone women whose language skills and knowledge of geography would be great value to lewis and clark |
Zebulon Pike | Led an expedition in 1806 that left St. Louis on a southernly route |
Impressment | Kidnapping of American soldiers to work on british ships |
Embargo act of 1807 | Stated that the American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to british ships |
Tecumseh | A shawnee chief, vowed to stop the loss of native american land |
War Hawk | A westerner who supported the war of 1812 |
Oliver Hazard Perry | An experienced officer, took charge of this infant fleet |
Battle of the Thames | An American victory over the british in the war of 1812, witch ended the british threat to the northwest territory |
Francis Scott Key | Watched the all night battle |
Treaty of Ghent | Ended the war of 1812 |
John Marshall | 45 Year old federalist |