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S.S. #2
Term | Definition |
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Laissez-Faire | Political idea that government should play a small role as possible in people's lives |
Judicial Review | Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws made by Congress are constitutional |
Marbury vs. Madison | Supreme Court case that defined the power of the Judicial Review |
Louisiana Purchase | Purchase of Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars |
Expedition | Long journey or voyage of exploration |
Impressment | Act of kidnapping and forcing someone to serve in the Navy |
Embargo | Ban on trade with another country |
Embargo Act | Law that forbid Americans to import or export any goods |
Nonintercourse | Law that allowed Americans to trade with all nations except England and France |
Nationalism | Pride in one's country |
Warhawks | Congressmen from the South and West who wanted to go to war with England in 1812 |
The War of 1812 | A war between America and England |
Treaty of Ghent | Treaty between England and the U.S. that ended the War of 1812 |
Era of Good Feeling | Period in history when there was growing nationalism and prosperity in the U.S. |
Adams-Onis Treaty | Treaty in which Spain gave Florida to the U.S. for $5 million |
Cede | To give up |
Monroe Doctrine | Statement issued in 1823 in which president Monroe warned European nations not to interfere with the newly free Latin American nations |
Suffrage | The right to vote |
Democrats | People who supported Andrew Jackson and his political ideas in the 1820's |
Whigs | People who supported John Quincy Adams and his political ideas in the 1820's |
Mudslinging | Political tactic of using insults to attack on opponents reputation |
Spoils System | The practice of rewarding one's political supporters with government jobs |
Kitchen Cabinet | Nickname given to President Jackson's unofficial advisors |
Secede | To withdraw from membership in a group |
Indian Removal Act | Law that forced Native American tribes to move West of the Mississippi River |
Trail of Tears | Event when 15,000 Cherokees were forced by the army to march hundreds of miles West of the Mississippi River, causing 1/4 of the tribe to die |