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17 Cards in this Set
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John Marshall |
- Supreme Court Justice from 1801-1835 - Delivered many decisions that expanded the power of the central government |
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Judicial Review |
- Review by the US Supreme Court if laws are constitutional or not |
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Marbury v. Madison |
- 1803 - Established Judicial Review |
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Louisiana Purchase |
- 1803 - Purchased from France for 15 million - More than doubled the size of the U.S. - Provided U.S. with unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition |
- 1804-1806 - Led by Lewis and Clark
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Jefferson and the government |
- 2 terms: 1800 and 1804 - Restored 5 year citizen ship in 1802 - Cut budget for U.S. military - Reduced U.S. debt - Kept all parts of Hamilton's financial plans except excise tax |
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Embargo Acts |
- 1807 - Restricted trade with the world for issues of impressment - Angered New Englanders |
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Embargo |
- Official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
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Assimilation |
- Maintaining your culture and embracing the dominant culture |
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Tecumseh |
- Native American Leader - Died at Battle of Thames during War of 1812 |
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Battle of Tippecanoe |
- Incident that promoted some Native Americans to fight with the British during the War of 1812 |
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James Madison |
- Father of Constitution - Fourth U.S. president - 2 Terms: 1808 and 1812
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British Impressment |
- British captured Americans for service in British navy |
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Chesapeake Incident |
- 1807 - Leopold boarded the ship in search of deserters from English crown |
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War of 1812 |
- U.S. v. Britain - Burned official buildings among them the White House and Capitol - Britain outmatched U.S. Navy -Impressive Victory in Battle of New Orleans - Led to "Star Spangled Banner" - Resulted in signing of Treaty of Ghent
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Treaty of Ghent |
- Ended the War of 1812 - All conquered territory was to be returned - Britain agreed to settle above the boundary of Canada and U.S. |
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Missouri Comprise |
- Sectionalism - Slave state would swing the balance of power to the South - 36, 30 parallel would serve as the boundary - Missouri became slave state in 1821 - Maine became free state in 1820 |
