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Social Studies Vocab
Chapter 10
Term | Definition |
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Radical | a person who takes extreme political positions |
Judiciary Act of 1801 | reduced the size of the Supreme Court from six justices to five and eliminated the justices' circuit duties. To replace the justices on circuit |
John Marshall | the fourth Chief Justice of the United States |
Marbury v. Madison | a landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States |
Unconstitutional | not in accordance with a political constitution |
Judicial Review | review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
Louisiana Purchase | The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803 |
Meriwether Lewis | an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
William Clark | an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor |
Lewis and Clark Expedition | from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States |
Sacagawea | Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who is known for her help to the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory |
Zebulon Pike | an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was renamed |
Impressment | the act in which men were captured and forced into naval service |
Embargo Act of 1807 | a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports |
Tecumesh | |
War Hawk | a person who clamors for war |
Oliver Hazard Perry | an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was the son of United States Navy Captain |
Battle of the Thames | a United States victory in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and Tecumseh's Confederacy |
Francis Scott Key | an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland |
Treaty of Ghent | the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814 |