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chapter 9 history
first u.s. presidents/ late early 1800's/ john Adams/ Thomas Jefferson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | The president of the united states in 1801. |
| Aaron burr | he got 73 votes along with Thomas Jefferson but lost after the house of representatives voted against him. he became vice president. |
| laissez faire | means that the government should not interfere with the economy |
| john marshall | a chief of justice who ruled that the judiciary act of 1789 was unconstitutional. so congress did not have the right to give power to the supreme court in the judiciary act |
| aristocrat | upper class |
| revenue | income from taxes |
| judicial review | the authority to the supreme court to strike down unconstitutional laws. |
| expedition | a long and carefully organized journey |
| meriweather lewis | a captain who led the exploration |
| william clark | chosen to go with lewis to sketch images of plants, animals, and other wildlife |
| continental divide | a place on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions |
| zebulon pike | explored the southern part of the Louisiana territory. |
| dominant | dominating |
| alter | to change |
| tribute | money paid by one country to another in order for protection |
| stephen decatur | a naval leader who raided Tripoli harbor in 1804 and burned the PHILADELPHIA down to the water line |
| embargo | a gov. order that forbids foreign trade |
| decline | to gradually lose strength or power |
| smuggling | the act of illegally importing or exporting goods |
| tecumseh | a Shawnee native american who organized western tribes into a league to restore Indian tribes, travelling widely to spread the message |
| restore | to bring back to former condition |
| William Henry Harrison | governor of the Indian territory and fought in the battle of "Tippecanoe" |
| nationalism | pride in ones country |
| war hawks | those who eager for war with britain |
| blockade | the action f shutting a port or a road to prevent people or supplies from coming into an area or leaving it. |
| reinforce | to strengthen with additional troops |
| Oliver hazard Perry | an american commander who( in the battle of lake Erie) switched to another ship and continued the fight until it was won |
| Andrew Jackson | took command in american forces in Georgia and won in the battle of horse shoe bend |
| secede | to withdraw |
| critic | someone who makes judgements on the value of actions |
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Tiffani.omalley
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