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Chapter 11 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Revolution of 1800 | Electoral victory of Democratic Republicans over Federalists who lost their congressional majority and the president. Peaceful transfer of party. |
Patronage | practicing of rewarding political support with special favors. Thomas Jefferson dismissed Federal Employees. |
Judiciary Act of 1801 | passed by departing Federalist congress, it created 16 new federal judge ships ensuring federalists in judiciary. |
Midnight Judges | Federal justices appointed by John Adams before the end of his presidency. Positions were revoked with newly elected congress. |
Marbury v. Madison | Supreme Court established the principle of the "judicial review" . idea that supreme court has final authority. |
Tripolitan War | 4 yr conflict, between American Navy and North African nation over piracy. First official war under Thomas Jefferson. |
Louisiana Purchase | 1803, Louisiana Territory from France. Napoleon sold to Jefferson. |
Corps of Discovery | 1804-06, led by Meriwhether Lewis and William Clark to explore Louisiana territory and find a water route to pacific. |
Orders in Council | Edicts issued by british crown, closing French owned European ports to foreign shipping. |
Impressment | recruitment by force, a practice that directly affected the United States. Act of seizing for public use. |
Chesapeake Affair | naval engagement, coast of Norfolik, Virginia symbol of degraded relationship between Great Britain and U.S lead to war of 1812. |
Embargo Act | a general tract embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by U.S congress -carrying war materials. |
Non-intercourse Act | last 16 days of Jefferson's presidency, congress replaced embargo's act. |
Macon's Bill No. 2 | prohibited british & french warships from entering american harbors/waters intended to stop seizing. |
Warhawks | composed of young southerners & westerners elected to U.S congress wanted war w/britian. |
Battle of Tippecanoe | Nov 17, 1811. fought over expansion over Indian territory, primary catalyst for war of 1812. |
Thomas Jefferson | third president, john adam's vice president, democratic republican, first secretary of state, responsible for Louisiana Purchase. |
Sally Hemings | a slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, had a relationship with him. |
Albert Gallatin | appointed in 1801 by Thomas Jefferson to be secretary of treasure. was in office for 13 yrs. |
John Marshall | became the 4th chief justice of the supreme court. |
Samuel Chase | associate justice of supreme court, was impeached-(idea of Thomas Jefferson). |
Napolean Bonaparte | French leader & emperor, conquered much of europe, sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson. |
Robert R. Livingston | he negotiated the Louisiana purchase from the french. |
Toussiant Louverture | fought for the cause of Haitian slave independence, prominent leader during Haitian Revolution. |
Meriwether Lewis | a leader of the lewis & clark expedition of Louisiana territory, appointed by Thomas Jefferson. |
William Clark | expedition to pacific northwest with meriwether clark to Louisiana. |
Aaron Burr | third vice president, under thomas jefferson. |
James Madison | 4th president of the u.s, wrote the federalist papers, helped with the bill of rights. |
Tecumseh | famous indian leader, promoted resistance the expansion of the states on their land. |
Tenkwatawa "the prophet" | leader of the shawnee tribe, religious leader, worked to create an indian confederacy to resist american enroachment on indian lands. |