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ch.10 vocab hm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| radical | a person who takes extreme political positions |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | a law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the the new spots with federalists |
| John Marshall | 45 year old Federalist. Chief Justice 1801-1831. |
| Marbury vs. Madison | an 1803 case in which the supreme court ruled that it had the power to abolishlaws by declaring them unconstitutional |
| unconstitutional | something that contradicts the law of the constitution |
| judicial review | the principal that the supreme court has the final say in interpereting the constitution |
| Louisiana Purchase | the 1803 purchase of the louisiana territory from france |
| Meriwether Lewis | A young officer. Lead the expedition through the Lousiana Purchase. |
| William Clark | Friend of Lewis. Selected to oversee a volunteer force which was called Corps of Discovery. Skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman. |
| Lewis and Clark expedition | a group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who explored the lands of the louisiana purchase beginning in 1803 |
| Sacagawea | 17-year old Shoshone woman. Knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition. |
| Zebulon Pike | Explorer whose mission was to find the source of the Arkansas and Red Rivers. |
| impressment | the act of siezing by force |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | an act that stated that american ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports , and it also closed american ports to british ships |
| Tecumseh | A Shawnee chief. Vowed to stop the loss of Native American land. |
| War Hawk | a westerner who supported the war of 1812 |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | An experienced officer who took charge of an infant fleet on the shores of Lake Erie. Forced the British to surrender. |
| Battle of the Thames | am American victory over the British in the war of 1812, which ended the british threat to the northwest territory |
| Francis Scott Key | Washington lawyer who watched the battle from a British ship and wrote what was to become the National Anthem when he discovered the flag still flying. |
| Treaty of Ghent | treaty, signed in 1814,which ended the war of 1812; no territory exchanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved |
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