| A | B |
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| tribute | money paid for protection |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | established the federal court system |
| John Marshall | a Federalist who in 1801, was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Marbury vs Madison | an 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to declare laws unconstitutional |
| unconstitutional | something that contradicts the law of the Constitution |
| judicial review | the principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution |
| Louisana Territory | purchased from France |
| Meriwether Lewis | leader of an expedition with William Clark to the Pacific Northwest |
| William Clark | leader of an expedition with Meriwether Clark to the Pacific Northwest |
| York | explored with Lewis and Clark |
| Sacagawea | A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition |
| Zebulon Pike | in 1806, he led the expedition from St.Louis on a southernly route; he was later arrested by Spanish troops in the Rio Grande |
| impressment | kidnapping sailors and forcing them into a foreign navy |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | an act that stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to British ships |
| Tecumseh | a Shawnee chief who vowed to stop the loss of Native American land, led Native American resistance to white rule in the Ohio River Valley |
| War Hawks | group who supported the War of 1812 |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | naval officer who defeated the British on Lake Erie |
| Battle of the Thames | an American victory over the British in the War of 1812 in which Tecumseh was killed |
| Francis Scott Key | a Washington lawyer who wrote the U.S. national anthem |
| Treaty of Ghent | ended the War of 1812; no territory exchanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved |
