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| Jeffersonian Republican | Jefferson's theory of government which held that a simple government best suited the needs of the people. |
| Marbury v. Madison | An 1803 Supreme Court ruling which held a part of Congress's Judiciary Act of 1789 to be unconstitutional. |
| John Marshall | The Federalist Chief Justice who gave the historic Marbury v. Madison ruling. |
| Judicial review | The Supreme Court's power to declare and act of Congress unconstitutional. |
| Louisiana Purchase | The 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory--extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains--for $15 million. |
| Impressment | The forcible seizure of men for military service. |
| War hawks | Members of congress who favored war with Britain in the early years of the 19th century. |
| Tecumseh | A Shawnee chief who lead the confederacy of Native Americans. |
| James Monroe | President elected in 1816 during whos term John Quincy Adams established a foriegn policy based on nationalism. |
| Monroe Doctrine | A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe in 1823. |
