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chapter 11 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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customs duty | tax collected on goods that are imported |
jurisdiction | power or right to interpret and apply a law |
secede | to withdraw or away from a nation or organization |
tribute | money paid to a leader or state for protection |
natural rights | privileges or freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in a conflict |
embargo | prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country |
nationalism | strong sense of devotion to one's country |
frigate | a fast, medium sized warship |
Marbury v. Madison (1803) | established the three principles of judicial review... 1) Constitution is the supreme law of the land 2) the Constitution must be followed 3) the judicial branch can decide what is constitutional |
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | only the Congress had the power to make laws governing trade between states (interstate commerce) |
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) | states cannot regulate issues with Native Americans; only the federal government had that power |
War Hawks | young Republican Congressmen from the west and south who were calling for war before the war of 1812; wanted increases in military spending and expansionism (land grabbing) ; led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun |
Battle of Lake Erie | Jan, 1815 ; Andrew Jackson; crushing defeat of the British ; made Jackson a national hero |