— Third President of the United States who helped write the Declaration of Independence and led the country when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory.

— A member of an early political group that wanted a stronger national government and supported leaders like Alexander Hamilton.

— An early American politician who served as Vice President and is known for his duel with Alexander Hamilton.

Democratic-Republican

— A member of an early political party started by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that favored more power for state governments and farmers.

— The power of the courts to decide whether laws or actions by the government follow the Constitution.

— A person or idea that wants big, fast changes in politics or society, often beyond what most people think is reasonable.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

— A long trip led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1804–1806) to explore the land west of the Mississippi River after the Louisiana Purchase.

— Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who helped map and record plants, animals, and Native American peoples.

— A Shoshone woman who helped guide and translate for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and assisted them in building good relations with Native groups.

Louisiana Purchase —

The 1803 deal in which the United States bought a huge area of land from France, doubling the size of the country.

— Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who kept detailed journals of the journey and studied the plants, animals, and geography they found.

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Jefferson Era

Term	Definition
Thomas Jefferson	— Third President of the United States who helped write the Declaration of Independence and led the country when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory.
Federalist	— A member of an early political group that wanted a stronger national government and supported leaders like Alexander Hamilton.
Aaron Burr	— An early American politician who served as Vice President and is known for his duel with Alexander Hamilton.
Democratic-Republican	— A member of an early political party started by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that favored more power for state governments and farmers.
Judicial review	— The power of the courts to decide whether laws or actions by the government follow the Constitution.
Radical	— A person or idea that wants big, fast changes in politics or society, often beyond what most people think is reasonable.
Lewis and Clark Expedition	— A long trip led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1804–1806) to explore the land west of the Mississippi River after the Louisiana Purchase.
William Clark	— Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who helped map and record plants, animals, and Native American peoples.
Sacagawea	— A Shoshone woman who helped guide and translate for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and assisted them in building good relations with Native groups.
Louisiana Purchase —	The 1803 deal in which the United States bought a huge area of land from France, doubling the size of the country.
Meriwether Lewis	— Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who kept detailed journals of the journey and studied the plants, animals, and geography they found.

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