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Chapter 10 vocab. KK
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Question | Answer |
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Radical | person who takes extreme political positions |
Judiciary Act of 1801 | law that increased number of federal judges, allowing President Adams to fill most of new spots with Federalists. |
John Marshall | Federalists chosen as Chief Justice of Supreme Court by Adams in 1801 |
Marbury vs. Madison | Case where Supreme Court ruled it had power to abolish laws declared unconstitutional. |
unconstitutional | something that contradicts the law of the constitution. |
Judicial Review | Supreme Court has final say in interpreting the Constitution |
Louisiana Purchase | Purchase of Louisiana territory from France in 1803 |
Meriwether Lewis | Captain chosen by Jefferson to explore Louisiana Purchase territory |
William Clark | Lieutenant friend of Lewis chosen to select and oversee volunteer force -Corps of Discovery |
Lewis and Clark expedition | 1803- group led by Lewis and Clark to explore lands of Louisiana Purchase/ Great Plains |
Sacagawea | Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark due to her knowledge of the land |
Zebulon Pike | led southernly route of exploration of the Louisiana Purchase territory/ Rocky Mountains- Pikes Peak |
impressment | act of seizing by force |
Embargo Act of 1807 | stated American ships no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports and closed American ports to British. |
Tecumseh | Shawnee chief who wanted Native Americans to unite in order to save their lands |
War Hawk | Westerner who supported the War of 1812 |
Oliver Hazard Perry | Naval officer 1813 Perry's ship the Lawrence met and attacked the British Fleet on Lake Erie |
Battle of the Thames | American victory over British in War of 1812 |
Francis Scott Key | Washington lawyer who wrote Star Spangled Banner/U.S. national anthem. |
Treaty of Ghent | Ended war of 1812/signed in 1814 |