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20 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Jefferson
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3rd President of the US, elected in 1801
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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Law that let President fill federal judgeships (John Adams was able to fill with Federalists). Judges were appointed for life.
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President John Adams
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Judicial Review
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principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
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Democratic-Republican
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Jefferson's political party; feared a strong central government
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Federalist
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political party of Hamilton and Adams; supported a strong central government
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radical
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person who takes extreme political positions
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Meriwether Lewis
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army captain appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean
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William Clark
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co-leader of the Lewis and Clark
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Sacagawea
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Shoshone woman (Native American) who assisted the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Louisiana Purchase
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American purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for 15 million (3 cents an acre)
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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group that explored the Louisiana Territory and lands west; also known as the Corps of Discovery (corps a number of people acting together for a similar purpose)
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Zebulon Pike
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leader of the southern expedition in the Louisiana Territory
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embargo Act on 1807
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law that forbade American ships from sailing to foreign ports and closed American ports to British ships
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Tecumseh
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Shawnee Chief who sought to stop the loss of Native American land to white settlers
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War Hawk
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westerner who supported the war of 1812
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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Naval officer who led the US victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813
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tribute
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payment in exchange for protection
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impressment
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the act of seizing by force; between 1803 and 1812, the British impressed, or kidnapped, about 6,000 American sailors to work on British ships
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coercion
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practice of forcing someone to act in a certain way by use of pressure or threats
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