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bill of rights
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the bill of rights guarantees u.s citizens specific rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press
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judiciary act of 1789
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wich established a federal district court for each state
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cabinet
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group that advises the u.s. president, made up of heads of then executive departments
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alexander hamilton
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secretary of the treasury
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capitalism
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economic system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid
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bank of the U.S.
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or nation bank consisting of a central bank with branches in major U.S. cities
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strict construction
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philosophy of narrowly interpreting the constitution
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loose constitution
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philosophy of constitutional interpretation holds that within
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whisky rebellion
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protest farmers in pennsylvania against new taxes on whisky
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little turtle
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miami chief Michikinikwa
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anthony wayne
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leader of forces
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battle of fallen timbers
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battle near present-day toledo, ohio between U.s. troops and an american indian confederation
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treaty of greenville
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agreement between american indian confederation leaders and the U.S. govt. that gave the U.S. gave us much of the land
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french revolution
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french rebellion begun in 1789bin wich the french people overthrew the monarchy and made the country a republic
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impressment
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british practice in the early 1800s of kidnapping america sailors to force them to serve in the british navy
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john jay
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chief for washington
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jay's treaty
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agreement negotiated by john jay in which the british agreed to give up their northwestern forts in exchange for the U.S. paying debts owed to the British
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pinkeye's treaty
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agreement negotiated by thomas pinckney that recognized the southern border of the u.s as the 31st parallel and guaranteed u.s navigation rights on the Mississippi river
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thomas pinkeye
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of south carolina
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right to deposit
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the right to temporarily upload goods at new Orleans without paying a duty to spain.
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sectionalism
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or loyalty to a particular part of the country.
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charles maurice de Talleyrand- perigord
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francés foreign minister
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XYZ affair
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they created the navy department
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alien and sedition acts
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was intended to protect the nation and to weaken the republicans.
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kentucky and Virginia resolution
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denounced the alien and sedition acts as unconstitutional
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aaron burr
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a u.s. senater from ny
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twelfth amendment
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to prevent for more electoral crises congress proposed
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john marshall
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adam selected as chief justice of the u.s
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judicial review
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the power of the courts to declare an act of congress unconstitutional
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Marbury v. Madison
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the court first exercised
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louisiana purchase
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it has been called the largest land deal in history
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toussaint- louverture
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african slaves eventually took control of the whole colony
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meriwether lewis
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and william clark
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william clark
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and meriwether lewis
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sacagawea
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as guides and interpreter
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zebulon pike
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pike visited the upper mississippi valley in 1805
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william clark
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and meriwether lewis
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sacagawea
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as guides and interpreter
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zebulon pike
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pike visited the upper mississippi valley in 1805
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order of council
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witch forbade neutral vessels from trading with France or foreign ships that cooperated with the British Navy.
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embargo act
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The Embargo Act of 1807 and the subsequent Nonintercourse Acts were American laws restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade between the years of 1807 and 1812. They led to the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain.
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non intercourse act
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The Nonintercourse Act (also known as the Indian Intercourse Act or the Indian Nonintercourse Act) is the collective name given to six statues passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834
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tecumseh
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Shawnee Indian chief; also Tecumtha. His plan to organize a military confederacy of tribes to resist U.S.
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william henery harrison
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general marshall
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battle of tippecanoe
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The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation
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battle of the thames
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The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada
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dolley madison
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Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She also occasionally acted as First Lady during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, fulfilling the ceremonial functions more usually associated with the President's wife, since Jefferson was a widower
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battle of new Orleans
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took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
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treaty of ghent
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signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent (modern day Belgium, then in limbo between the First French Empire and United Kingdom of the Netherlands), was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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battle of tippecanoe
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The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation
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battle of the thames
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The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada
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dolley madison
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Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She also occasionally acted as First Lady during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, fulfilling the ceremonial functions more usually associated with the President's wife, since Jefferson was a widower
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battle of new Orleans
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took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
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treaty of ghent
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signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent (modern day Belgium, then in limbo between the First French Empire and United Kingdom of the Netherlands), was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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andrew jackson
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was the seventh President of the United States
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hartford convention
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was an event spanning from December 15, 1814–January 4, 1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England's opposition to the war reached the point where secession from the United States was discussed
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