A | B |
Lewis and Clark | Explored the Louisiana Purchase |
tariff | Tax on imported goods |
Marbury v. Madison | A Supreme Court decision that established judical review |
judicial review | The Supreme Court could declare a law unconstitutional |
Cause of the Whiskey Rebellion | A federal tax on whiskey |
Washington's Farewell Address | Advised against permanent foreign alliances |
Thomas Jefferson | President who acquired the Louisiana Purchase |
Democratic-Republican Party | Political party established by Thomas Jefferson |
Federalists | Political party established by Alexander Hamilton |
Francis Scott Key | Wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
Treaty of Ghent | Ended the War of 1812 |
War Hawks | A group of people who demanded war |
Dolley Madison | The First Lady who saved valuable papers when the British burned Washington. |
Pinckney's Treaty | Gave Americans the right to travel freely on the Mississippis River |
neutral | Not siding with one country or the other. |
Battle of New Orleans | Made Andrew Jackson an American hero |
Sacajawea | Lewis and Clark's guide on their travels to the Pacific |
XYZ Affair | The French tried to bribe the Americans |
Washington's precendent | Serving two terms as president |
Sedition Act | Outlawed saying or writing anything against the government. Violated free speech. |