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Chapter 11 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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customs duty | tax collected on goods that are imported |
jurisdiction | power or right to interpret and apply a law |
secede | to withdraw or bread away from a nation or organization |
tribute | money paid to a leader or state for protection |
neutral rights | privileges or freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in a conflict |
embargo | prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country |
frigate | a fast, medium sized warship |
Marbury v. Madison (1803) | the state of Maryland could not tax the local office of the Bank of the U.S because it was the property of the national govt. |
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | only the Congress had the power to make laws governing trade between states (interstate commerce) |
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) | states cannot regulate issues with Native Americans; only the federal government had that power |
War Hawks | young Republican Congressmen from the west and south who were calling for war before the War of 1812; wanted increases in military spending and expansionism (land grabbing); led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun |
Battle of Lake Erie | September, 1813; Oliver Hazard Perry “We have met the enemy and they are ours”; turning point of the War of 1812 |
Battle of New Orleans | Jan, 1815; Andrew Jackson; crushing defeat of the British; made Jackson a national hero |