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25 Cards in this Set
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Court case in which the Supreme Court established the power of Judicial Review
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Marbury vs. Madison
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The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
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Judicial Review
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Year of the Louisiana Purchase
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1803
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Gathered information about animal and plant species, formed relationships with Native Americans, mapped routes to the Pacific Ocean, and paved the way for westward expansion
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Doubled the size of the US
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Louisiana Purchase
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Important trading center/port that connected the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
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New Orleans
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Cut off all foreign trade – imports and exports
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Embargo Act
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Smaller federal government, smaller military, cut in spending, belief in the common man
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Republican Beliefs
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Cut off trade with only Britain and France
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Non-Intercourse Act
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“Let Alone”
Term used to describe Jefferson’s feeling that the country govern itself without too much interference from the national government |
Laissez- Faire
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War Hawk who wanted to go to war with Britain. Also represented the interests of the West in Congress
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Henry Clay
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War Hawk who wanted to go to war with Britain. Also represented the interests of the South in Congress
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John C. Calhoun
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Treaty of Ghent, resolved nothing, America gained world respect
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War of 1812
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Represented the interests of the North in Congress
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Daniel Webster
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Embargo Act, Non-Intercourse Act, and Trade Restrictions
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Attempts by Jefferson to stop Britain from attacking our ships
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Spoke about respecting the beliefs of the Federalists and how we all need to work together. Also, first time we see one political party replace another
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Inauguration of Jefferson
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Military cutbacks, eliminating taxes, and firing federal tax collectors
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Jefferson making the government more simpler and efficient
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He united several Native American tribes together to stop American expansion. Also formed an alliance with the British and fought against the Americans in the War of 1812.
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Tecumseh
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Impressments’ of U.S. sailors, attacks on U.S. ships, and encouraging Native Americans to attack settlers
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U.S. declares war on Britain
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Andrew Jackson becomes a national hero, Americans are outnumbered but still defeat the British, kept our hold on a key city, was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended.
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Battle of New Orleans
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U.S. Naval ship that defeated the British at sea. Also known as “Old Ironsides”
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U.S.S. Constitution
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Government expenditures decreased, Government was more democratic and less powerful, America gained respect from other nations, issues divided the country regionally, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe’s presidencies
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Age of Jefferson
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North and South America are closed to future European colonization.
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Monroe Doctrine
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James Monroe is president, Americans feel proud of defeating the British in War of 1812, less fighting between political parties
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Era of Good Feelings
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Needs money for wars in Europe, can’t spare troops to protect area, wanted America to become stronger to challenge Britain, and did not want to fight America and Britain at same time.
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Napoleon sells America the
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