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Jefferson Era Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| XYZ Affair | French were seizing American ships to prevent trading with Britain, French sent spies to demand a bribe and a loan. The spies’ names became known as X, Y and Z. |
| Alien and Sedition Act | allowed the president to imprison aliens (not a citizen) and deport those thought to be dangerous. |
| Nullify | to legally overturn. |
| Judicial Review | the right of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 Jefferson bought the land from France for $15 million and doubled the size of the US |
| Embargo Act | 1807 passed by congress to prohibit American ships from trading with European nations. |
| Nationalism | a strong sense of devotion to one’s country. |
| War of 1812 | war against Britain and the US emerged with worldwide respect for resisting Great Britain. Known as our second independence and sparked the Industrial Revolution. |
| The treaty of Ghent | peace treaty was signed in the city of Ghent, Belgium, on December 24, 1814 it officially ended the War 1812 |
| Era of Good Feelings | a period in which all Americans belonged to one political party. |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.It prohibited slaver above the 30͒ 30’ N latitude line |