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Thomas Jefferson
Third president of teh US, elected 1801
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Judiciary Act of 1801
Law that allowed President John Adams fill federal judgeships with Federalists.
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John Marshall
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President John Adams.
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Judicial Review
principal that states the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the constitution
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radical
a person who takes extreme political positions
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Federalists
political party of Hamilton & Adams; supported a strong centralized government
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Democratic-Republican
Jefferson's political party; feared a strong central government
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How was the election of 1800 resolved?
The House of Representives voted 35 times resulting in a tie, the 36th time Jefferson was elected.
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Why was this significant?
This was the first time in history a government peacefully changed its political agenda.
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Marbury vs. Madison
This was first time the Supreme Court exercised its right of Judicial Review;it deemed the Judiciary Act of 1801 unconstitutional.
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Meriweather Lewis
Army Captain appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean.
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William Clark
co-leader of Lewis & Clark expedition
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Louisiana Purchase
American purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
group that discovered the Louisiana Territory & landa west; also known as the Corps of Discovery
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Sacagawea
Shoshone woman who assisted the Lewis & Clark Expedition
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Zebulon Pike
Leader of the southern expedition in the Louisiana Territory
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corps
A number of people acting together for a similar purpose.
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What are some of the effects of exploring the Louisiana territory?
Valuable descriptions of the land were made public, thought not all descriptions were acurate.
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Why did the US want The Louisiana Territory
They wanted to control the port of New Orleans.
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Embargo Act
Law that forbade American ships from sailing to foreign ports & closed American ports to Bristish ships.
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How did this Embargo Act effect the US?
The Embargo Act hurt the US more than France or Britain. US farmers lost key markets for their goods. Shippers had nothing to ship.
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Tecumseh
Shawnee Chief who sought to stop the loss of Native American lands to white settlers.
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war hawk
westerner who supported the War of 1812
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Oliver Hazard Perry
naval officer who led the US victory over teh Bristish on Lake Erie in 1813
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tribute
payement in exchange for protection
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impressment
the act of seizing by force, between 1803-1813, the Bristish impressed or kidnapped, about 6,000 American sailors to work on British ships.
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coercion
Practice of forcing someone to act in a certain way by use of pressure or threats.
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What conflicts did the US have with other nations in the early 1800s?
From 1801-1805, the US was at war with Tripoli, a state on te Barbary coast of North Africa.
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What were the effects of the War of 1812?
- * increased American patriotism
- * The war broke the strength of Native Americans who sided with Bristish
- * Embargo forced American to produce goods previously imported
- * 1st time our young nation felt it would survive & prosper.
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Francis Scott Key
Washington lawyer who wrote Star Spangled Banner
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