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30 Cards in this Set
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US Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
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Marbury vs. Madison
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The Supreme Court has the right to declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutional and without any legal authority.
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judicial review
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Purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doulbed the size of the US, in 1803.
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Louisiana Purchase
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Expedition that began in 1804 to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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British practice of forcing people, including American citizens, to serve in the British army or navy.
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impressment
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Banning of trade with a country.
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Embargo
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1807 Law that prohibited American merchants from trading with other countries.
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Embargo Act
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Law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade wiht all nations except Britain and France.
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Non-Intercourse Act
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US victory led by Harrison, over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the NW Territory.
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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Members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe, because they thought they had provoked the Indians.
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War Hawks
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US victory in the War of 1812, led by Oliver Perry; broke Britain's control of Lake Erie.
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Battle of Lake Erie
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Greatest US Victory in the War of 1812 which took place 2 weeks after treaty had been signed.
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Battle of New Orleans
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US victory in the War of 1812, led by Harrison, that ended the Indian-British alliance in the Great Lakes.
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Battle of the Thames
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US victory in the War 1812 in which Andrew Jacksons troops forced Creek Indians to give up much of their land in the south.
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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Meeting of Federalists at Connecticut city, to protest the War of 1812.
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Hartford Convention
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Treaty signed in 1814 by the US and Britain ending the War of 1812?
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Treaty of Ghent
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Naval Captain during the War of 1812, who won victory over the British on Lake Erie?
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Captain Oliver Perry
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Republican President during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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Shawnee Indian chief who tried to unite the American Indians of the Northwest Territory,south, and Mississippi, to oppose American settlement.
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Tecumseh
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Emperor of France at the time of the War of 1812?
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Explorer sent on a mission to find the starting point of the Red River in Louisiana for the purposes of finding a trade route.
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Zebulon Pike
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The wife of a fur trader who helped Lewis and Clark as guide throught the territory?
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Sacagawea
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Former slave that defended Saint Domingue (Haiti)against the French?
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Toussant L'Ouverture
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Chief Justice of the US appointed by Adams whose ruling established the principle of judicial review?
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John Marshall
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The appointed Federalist judge that demanded that the Supreme Court force the executive branch to hand over his commission.
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William Marbury
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Why did Jefferson want to explore the Lousiana Purchase? 2 reasons
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1) Americans knew very little about the Indians and the land they occupied.
2) Wanted to find a river route to the Pacific Ocean. |
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The former army captain appointed by Jefferson to be one of the leaders of the Louisana Purchase Expedition?
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Meriwether Lewis
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Lieutenant chosen by Lewis, to be co-leader of the Louisana Purchase Expedition?
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William Clark
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Creek Indian Chief who battled Andrew Jackson; losing in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
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Chief Red Eagle
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Who wrote The Star Bangled Banner?
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Francis Scott Key
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