US History
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| Thomas Jefferson | led Anti-federalists, first secretary of state under Washington. Third president of US
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| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of the Treasury under Washington, leading Federalist. Responsible for financial plan to get new US on sound financial footing
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| Hamilton's Financial Plan | Taking on states' war debts. establishing Bank of US, tariffs on imports to encourage US manufacturing
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| Louisiana Purchase | Purchase of land from France, doubles size of US, gives US both sides of Mississippi River, especially good for farmers in Ohio River Valley (shipping goods to markets). Raises issue of expansion of slavery
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| Loose construction | Interpretation of Constitution that allows Federal government to do anything not strictly prohibited, expands Fed'l government power
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| Strict construction | interpretation of Constitution that would limit Federal government's powers to only those powers listed (express powers) in Constitution of specifically related to those powers
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| Marbury v. Madison | Supreme Court decision which expands power of Judicial Branch to include judicial review. Written by John Marshall
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| John Marshall | Supreme Court Justice responsible for expansion of Court and Federal government's powers using loose construction of Constitution
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| Judical Review | power of Federal Courts to review the acts and laws of other branches to determine constitutionality
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| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, created Maine to enter as a free state (to maintain balance of free vs. slave) and prevented introduction of slavery to territories (or later states) in Louisiana Purchase territory north of 36 degrees 30 line
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| Monroe Doctrine | Policy of United States warning foreign nations against interference in (or attempted recolonization of) newly independent nations of Western hemisphere
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| Washington's Farewell Address | Warned against foreign entanglements - recommended avoiding alliance.
Warned against political parties as divisive to society
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| Isolationism | Policy recommended by Washington - avoiding alliances. Made especially possible due to geographic isolation of US
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| Alliances | treaties or agreements of friendship or relationships requiring intervention in case of war or dispute
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| Neutrality | Policy of non-involvement in affairs of other nations
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