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Chapter 10 Vocab.
Chapter 10 Vocab. EL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person who takes extreme political positions. | Radical |
| A law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing John Adams to appoint many Federalists to those posts between the election of 1800 and Jefferson's inauguration in 1801. | Judiciary Act of 1801 |
| Chosen as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by John Adams before he left office in 1801. During his tenure, the Supreme Court upheld federal authority and strengthened federal courts. | John Marshall |
| An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish unconstitutional laws. | Marbury v. Madison |
| Something that contradicts the law of the Constitution. | Unconstitutional |
| A principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution. | Judicial review |
| The April 30, 1803 purchase of Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. | Louisiana Purchase |
| A young officer chosen selected by Thomas Jefferson to lead the Lewis and Clark expedition. | Meriwether Louis |
| A lieutenant chosen by Lewis to select and oversee a volunteer force for the expedition (called the Corps of Discovery) | William Clark |
| A group of people led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1803 to explore the Louisiana country. | Lewis and Clark expedition |
| A Shosone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark during their expedition in 1805 and whose language skills and knowledge of geography proved very helpful. | Sacagawea |
| Explored the southern region of Louisiana Territory and the Great Plains during an expedition to find the sources of the Arkansas and Red Rivers in 1806. Failed to climb Pike's Peak (Rocky Mtns), and was arrested in Spanish territory but released in 1807. | Zebulon Pike |
| Kidnapping; the act of seizing by force. | Impressment |
| Passed in December 1807, it stated that American ships were not allowed to sail to foreign ports and closed American ports to British ships. It was quite harmful to the American economy. | Embargo Act of 1807 |
| A Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native American tribes to stop the loss of their land. | Tecumseh |
| A westerner who called for war against Britain and supported the War of 1812. | War Hawk |
| An experienced officer who took command of a naval fleet on Lake Erie and who, in Sept. 1813, defeated the British forces in the most important U.S. naval victory of the war. | Oliver Hazard Perry |
| An October 1813 victory by an American army led by General Harrison against the British who had retreated into Canada. It ended the British threat to Northwest Territory. | Battle of the Thames |
| Washington lawyer who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner to express his pride after witnessing a British assault on Fort McHenry (flag was still flying through the night). | Francis Scott Key |
| A treaty signed on December 24, 1814 that ended the War of 1812 but didn't determine a clear winner; no territory changed hands and trade disputes were left unresolved. | Treaty of Ghent |
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