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Jefferson Era Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tribute | Paid money to a country for protection |
| Embargo | Government order that forbids foreign trade |
| Laissez Faire | Government should not interfere in the economy |
| Nationalism | Pride in a country |
| Blockade | Shutting a port or road down to try to stop supplies going in and out |
| Impressment | Force people to be recruited into the military |
| Anthem | A song to praise a country |
| Judicial Review | Supreme court strikes down unconstitutional laws |
| Old Ironsides | Nickname given to a warship |
| War Hawks | People who are eager for war with Great Britain |
| Sacagawea | Helped Louis and Clark's expedition |
| William Marbury | A business man and a judge appointed by President John Adams |
| John Marshall | Spoke for an unanimous court |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | Continued to fight until he won |
| Aaron Burr | Received 73 electoral votes and received President after Thomas Jefferson |
| Andrew Jackson | Took command of American forces in Georgia |
| Francis Scott Key | US Attorney General and created the Anthem for the United States |
| Stephen Decatur | Raided Tripoli Harbor and burned Philadelphia down to the waterline |