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| judicial review | principle established in the Marybury vs. Madison Supreme Court Case that means the Supreme Court has the right to declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutional; helped create a balance between the three branches of government |
| Marbury v. Madison | court case that established the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional |
| Lewis and Clark | explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory |
| Louisiana Purchase | region of land stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains that the United States bought from France; greatly expanded the United States |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | leader of France who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States |
| Sacajawea | Indian Guide that helped Lewis and Clark in their expedition by guding the explors and acting as an interpretor |
| needed money to fight his wars in Europe | reason why Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | stopped all foreign trade; unsuccessful atttempt for U.S. to use peaceful coercion |
| New Orleans | port city the U.S. wanted to keep open to American shipping |
| impressment | the practice of forcing subjects to serve in an army or navy |
| American manufacturing | increased during the War of 1812 because U.S. couldn't trade with Britain |
| released prisoners under the Alien and Sedition Acts | how Jefferson's policies differed from those of the Federalists |
| House of Representatives | selected the president and the vice-president in the 1800 presidential election |
| make treaties | constitutional right used by Jefferson to buy the Louisiana Purchase because the president didn't have the power to buy land |
| impressment of American soldiers; The War Hawks | reasons that led up to the War of 1812 |
| Andrew Jackson became a hero | effect of the Battle of New Orleans |
| Merriwether Lewis | selected by President Jefferson to lead the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase |
| Aaron Burr | tied Jefferson for President in the Election of1800 |
| hurt U.S. merchants more than it hurt Britain and France | reason Embargo Act was repealed |
| War Hawk | westerner who supported the War of 1812 |
| William Henry Harrison | fought Tecumseh's American Indian Confederacy in the Battle of Tippecanoe |
| cut number of federal employees and downsized military | ways in which Thomas Jefferson reduced the power of the federal government |
| Treaty of Ghent | treaty that ended the War of 1812 but did not settle anything |
| blockaded U.S. coast | what Britain did to America during the first phase of the War of 1812 |
| encouraged people to move west | significance of Lewis and Clark expedition |
| Battle of Horseshoe Bend | a battle in which U.S. forces defeated the Creek Indians and Red Eagle surrendered to Andrew Jackson |
| Battle of New Orleans | battle in which U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson badly defeated the British |
| Battle of New Orleans | battle that took place two weeks after the War of 1812 |
| Tecumseh | formed a confederation of Native American nations to stop the loss of Native American land to white settlers |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | naval officer who led the U.S. victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813 |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd president of the United States, elected in 1801 |
| James Madison | president during War of 1812 |
| Andrew Jackson | commander of the US forces at the Battle of New Orleans |
| 15 million | cost of Louisiana Purchase |
| portrait of George Washington | Dolly Madison saved this from the White House |
| Democratic-Republican and Federalist | two parties that took part in the election of 1800 |
| Federalist | political party of Hamilton and Adams; supported a strong central government |
| Democratic-Republican | Jefferson's political party; feared a strong central government |
| radical | person who takes extreme political positions |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | law that let President John Adams fill federal judgeships with Federalists |
| Alexander Hamilton | unexpected person who helped Jefferson win the election of 1800. |
| Zebulon Pike | leader of a southern expedition in the Louisiana Territory |
| corps | volunteer force |
| find an all water route to the Pacific | goal of Lewis and Clark expedition |
| coercion | practice of forcing someone to act in a certain way by use of pressure or threats |
| tribute | payment in exchange for protection |
