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US 11
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tariff | tax on foreign imported goods |
| interest | an extra sum of money that borrows have |
| strict construction | belief that gov't should not do anything that the constitutuion does not specifically say it can |
| loose construction | belief that gov't can do anything the constitution does not prohibit |
| neutral | not taking sides in a dispute |
| Jay's Treaty | between U.S. & Britian - Britian sought to improve trade relations |
| Whiskey Rebellion | caused by opposition to whiskey tax |
| political party | 2 party, democrat and republicans...get candiates elected to public office |
| Alexander Hamilton's program | U.S. would borrow from European countries to help pay off war debts. |
| French Revolution | divided Americans; Federalists opposed it and others viewed it as an extension of the American Revolution |
| XYZ Affair | American refusal to pay bribe to the French; increase Patriotism |
| John Adams | enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts that gave the president the power to arrest and deport citizens of other countries. |
| Election of 1880 | Nation turned from Federalist interests to "Jeffersonian ideas" on liberty. |
| Marbury v Madison | Supreme court case to decide whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
| Louisiana Purchase | Jefferson purchased Louisiana from Napoleon for $15 million increasing both the national debt and the size of the U.S. |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | 1804, search the river routes to the western ocean and gather information |
| Jefferson | lowered taxes; cut the size of federal bureaucracy;cut size of army...he believed that he should be able to appoint judges from his own party |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | General "Mad Anthony"Wayne led his army in 1794 and conquered Little Turtle's army. |
| Treaty of Greenville | 2/3 of Ohio are given to the Americas by the Native Americans as a stipulation of the loss of Battle of Fallen Timbers |
| assimilation | the merging of one culture to another culture |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | Nov. 7, 1811 lasted 2 hours and neither side won |
| War of 1812 | war between American & Great Britian; President Madison urges Congress to delcar war on Britian and claims that Britian interfers with U.S. shipping |
| Issues leading to Missouri Compromise | 1787 NW Ordinance-no slaves NW of Ohio River; federal gov't had no right telling states what to do. |
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