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Jeffersonian Era
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tribute | Money paid to one country in return for protection |
| Embargo | Government order that forbids foreign trade |
| Laissez Faire | Government should not interfere with the economy |
| Nationalism | Pride in one's country |
| Blockade | Shutting off a port or road so supplies can't get through |
| Impressment | The act of forcing sailors to join the British navy |
| Anthem | A song about one's country |
| Judicial Review | The power for the Supreme Court to declare laws Unconstitutional |
| “Old Ironsides” | The US warship USS Constitution |
| War Hawks | Those eager for war with Britain |
| Sacagawea | Shoshone woman who was a guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition |
| William Marbury | Appointed judge by John Adams (Marbury V. Madison) |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice who ruled Judiciary Act unconstitutional and presided over the Marbury v Madison case |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | Won a naval battle on lake Erie, “We have met the enemy and they are ours” |
| Aaron Burr | Tied Jefferson in electoral votes in the election of 1800 and became V.P. |
| Andrew Jackson | Took command in Georgia and defeated the Creek Indians and won the Battle of New Orleans vs. British |
| Francis Scott Key | Wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
| Stephen Decatur | Led a raid on Tripoli Harbor and burned the USS Philadelphia |