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19 Cards in this Set
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armistice
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end to fighting
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Aaron Burr
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vice president under Jefferson after election of 1800
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William Henry Harrison
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governor of Indiana Territory persuades Native Am. to sign away 3 million acres of territory to U.S.
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Andrew Jackson
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fights against British to defend New Orleans, wins
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Treaty of Ghent
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1814, ends fighting against the British
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blockade
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seal up ports, prevent ships from entering or leaving
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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increases federal judges to16, Pres. Adams appoints Federalists to most of the positions, This controls political direction of future judicical decisions
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Daniel Boone
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frontier guide, led clearning of road from Virginia to Cumberland Gap, major route for western migration
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Sacajawea
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young Native American woman, interpreter/guide for Lewis and Clark expedition
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How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the U.S.?
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With this purchase size of the U.S. doubles, power of the pres. and central government is expanded
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War Hawks
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young Congressmen from South and West. object to presence of Native American in Indiana Territory.
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midnight judges
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judges appointed by Pres. Adams on his last day in office
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How did Jefferson make the federal government simpler?
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He reduce the size of the army, stopped making the navy bigger, did away with internal taxes
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How did the South dominant the federal politics at the time of Jefferson?
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Jefferson was the first pres. to take office in Wash., D.C. He was from the South as were the next two pres.
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Tecumseh
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Shawnee
organizes fight for homeland against intruding white settlers |
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What was the importance of Marbury v. Madison?
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It sets the principle of judicial review. Spreme Court is able to declare act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Why did the Federalists lose power during Jefferson's presidency?
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The Federalists did not want to look to the common people for support. Repbulican was growing. Rep. support farm, settlers in West vote Rep. as result
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embargo
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ban on exporting products to other countries
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What were the important results of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
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valuable info about the West, showed transcontinental travel was possible, opened the way for settlement in the West
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