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U.S. History Ch.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impressments | the practice of forcing people into military service |
| democratic | ensuring that all people have the same rights |
| laissez faire | an idea that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs |
| Louisiana Purchase | A vast territory between The Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains that was purchased from France in 1803 |
| judicial review | The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a president's laws passed by Congress are unconstitutional |
| Jefferson's style of presidency | quiet, secretive, casual, greeted guests in slippers, shook hands instead of bowing, ended formal state dinners, hosted supper parties instead |
| Marbury vs. Madison | An introduced judicial review |
| Mississippi River and Western Farmers | The Mississippi River was important to western farmers because they shipped wheat and can on this river |
| Pinckney Treaty | Spain allowed Americans to ship their goods along the Mississippi River. |
| Napolean | The French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803 |
| Louisiana Purchase gave control of: | Port of New Orleans Mississippi River Natural Resources |
| Lewis and Clark | In May of 1804, they begin an expedition to find a water route to the west and map uncharted territory in the Louisiana Purchase |
| Sacajawea | A Native American Shoshone girl who accompanied Lewis & Clark as a guide and translator |
| War of Tripoli | U.S. went to war when pirates boarded U.S. ships, took crew to prison and impressed into their military |
| Why did France & Britain attack U.S. ships | For impressments because they needed more men in the military |
| What foreign policy goal did Washington, Adams and Jefferson have in common? | They sought to avoid war |
| Which act was unpopular in the U.S. because it forbade Americans to export or import any goods | The Embargo Act of 1807 |
| Nonintercourse Acts 1809 | It allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France |
| War Hawks | The nickname for members of Congress who wanted war with Britain |
| Causes of War of 1812 | 1. British attempts to restrict US trade 2. Royal Navy's impressment of US sailors 3. US desire to expand its territory |
| Dolly Madison | Saved valuable papers when the British burned Washington DC |
| Francis Scott Key | Wrote a poem about the bombing of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 |
| National Anthem | Francis Scott Key's poem |
| General Andrew Jackson | Led the Americans in the Battle of New Orleans |
| Hartford Convention | Secret meeting of Federalists from CT, RI, MA, NH and VT in Hartford, Connecticut in opposition of President James Madison's policies and war. It ended the Federalists political party. |
| Treaty of Ghent | Ended the War of 1812, signed in Ghent Belgium |
| Results of War of 1812 | Resulted in a tie Neither side gained territory Gave Americans pride in their military US gained international respect English influence in the Northwest Territory ended |
| Presidents 5-10 | 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew Jackson 8. Martin Van Buren 9. William Henry Harrison 10. John Tyler |
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