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Ch 10 Vocab AL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Radical | People who take extreme political positions |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | A law that increased the number of federal judges |
| John Marshall | Created the precedent of judicial review; ruled on many early decisions that gave the federal government more power |
| Marbury vs. Madison | Case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of Judicial review in finding that the congressional statue expanding the Court's original jurisdiction was unconstitutional |
| Unconstitutional | Not permitted by the Constitution |
| Judicial review | The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution |
| Louisiana Purchase | Territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million |
| Meriwether Lewis | United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) |
| William Clark | United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States |
| Sacagawea | Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark |
| Zebulon Pike | American soldier and explorer whom Pikes Peak in Colorada is named. His Pike expedition often compared to the lewis and Clark expedition |
| Impressment | The act or policy of seizing people or property for public service or use |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | Prohibited all American trade with foreign nations |
| Tecumseh | A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) |
| War Hawks | Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 |
| Battle of the Thames | An American victory over the British in the War of 1812 |
| Francis Scott Key | Author of the Star Spangled Banner |
| Treaty of Ghent | Treaty that ended the war of 1812 |
| James Madison | Fourth President, known as Father of the Constitution |