Chapter 10 history Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Radicals | People who take extreme politcal positions. |
Judiciary Act of 1801 | Act under which President Adams appointed as many Federalist judges as he could before Thomas Jefferson took office. |
John Marshall | A Federalist appointed by President John Adams as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. |
Marbury v. Madison | Supreme Court case in which John Marshall declared that a law passed by Congress was unconstitutional, thereby establishing the principle of judicial review. |
Unconstitutional | A contradiction of the law of the Constitution. |
Judicial Review | Principle that says that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constituiton. |
Louisana Purchase | An 1803 land purchase from France, which gave the United States the port of New Orleans and doubled the size of the country. |
Meriwether Lewis | Explorer chosen to lead an expedition into the Louisana Territory. |
William Clark | A skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman chosen to explore the Louisana Territory. |
Lewis and Clark expedition | A trip to explore the Louisana Territory. |
Sacagawea | A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis & Clark. |
Zebulon Pike | An army officer who led an expedition into the southern part of the Louisana Territory. |
Impressment | Kidnapping of sailors to work on ships. |
Embargo Act of 1807 | An act passed by Congress to stop all foreign trade with the United States. |
Tecumseh | A Shawnee who tried to unite Native American tribes. |
Louisana Purchase | An 1803 land purchase from France, which gave the United States the port of New Orleans and doubled the size of the country. |
War Hawks | Westerners who called war against Britain. |
Oliver Hazard Perry | Naval officer whose fleet defeated the British force on Lake Erie. |
Battle of the Thames | Fight in which General Harrison defeated British forces in the Northwest. |
Francis Scott Key | A Washington lawyer who watched the all-night battle at Fort McHenry and showed his pride by writing what became the national anthem. |
Treaty of Ghent | Treaty that ended the War of 1812. |
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