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| agenda | List of items to be accomplished |
| bureaucracy | Deptment that makeup a large organization, such as a government |
| midnight judge | Last minute judicial appointment of judges with Federalist beliefs that where made by President Adams just before Thomas Jefferson took office. |
| Marbury v. Madison | 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review |
| judicial review | Power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are constitutional |
| Louisiana Purchase | Purchase by the United States of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 |
| Lewis and Clark expedition | Journey by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806 |
| embargo | A ban or a restriction on trade |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | Battle between the American and Native American forces in 1794 over Ohio Territory that led to the defeat of the Native American |
| Treaty of Greenville | Treaty signed in 1795 by the United States and several Native American peoples in which the Native Americans gave up control of most of Ohio |
| reservation | Federal land set aside for Native American |
| assimilation | Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | Battle of Indiana Territory in 1811 between the U.S. and Native American forces that led to the defeat of the Native Indians |
| impressment | Policy of forcing people into military or public service |
| War of 1812 | War between the United States and Great Britain |
| Treaty of Ghent | Agreement, signed in 1814, that ended the War of 1812 |
| Battle of New Orleans | Battle in 1815 between American and British troops for control of New Orleans, ending in an American victory |
| depression | A severe economic downturn marked by a decrease in business activity, widespread unemployment, and falling prices and wages |
| Missouri Compromise | 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in the future states to be created north of 36 30 N latitude |
