Social Studies Chapter 9 Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
laissez faire | the government should not interfere with the economy |
Jefferson's goals as president | 1) limit the power of fed. gov't and cut federal spending2) ease party disputes |
Federalist policy that Jefferson refused to change | the U.S. had to keep paying its national debt and kept the National Bank |
How did Jefferson handle the Sedition Act? | 1) refunded fines that were previously paid2) released those imprisoned under the act |
Twelfth Amendment | called for separate ballots for president and vice-president |
Aaron Burr | vice-president under Thomas Jefferson |
What was special about Jefferson's inauguration? | It was the first to be held in Washington, D.C. |
John Marshall | Chief Justice of Supreme Court who wrote the opinion in Marbury v. Madison |
judicial review | the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws |
Marbury v. Madison | established judicial review and the Supreme Court's right to declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional |
What country did the U.S. purchase Louisiana from? | France |
Why was the Mississippi River important to farmers? | They relied on the river to ship their crops to the port at New Orleans. |
How did Jefferson reason that he could purchase the Louisiana Territory? | The Constitution allowed the President to make treaties; the Senate approved the treaty and Congress quickly voted to pay for the land. |
expedition | a long and carefully organized journey |
Meriweather Lewis | Jefferson's personal secretary and leader of the exploration of Lousiana Purchase |
William Clark | army officer who became co-leader of the exploration |
continental divide | a place on the continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions |
Zebulon Pike | famous for exploring the Southwestern region of the Louisiana Purchase |
impressment | the seizing of sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy |
Louisiana Purchase | area purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million dollars |
tribute | money paid by one country to another in return for protection |
Stephan Decatur | burned the ship, Philadelphia, to protect it from pirates |
embargo | a government order that forbids foreign trade |
ways that Jefferson handled the Barbary Pirates | 1) he refused to pay them tribute2) sent warships to the Mediterranean to guard U.S. ships |
Embargo Act of 1807 | imposed a total embaro on American ships sailing to any foreign port (forbid trade with ALL nations) |
smuggle | act of illegally importing or exporting goods |
Tecumseh | Native American leader who urged resistance to U.S. settlement and preservation of traditional ways |
William Henry Harrison | govenor of the Indiana Territory who led soldiers to victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe |
nationalism | pride in one's country |
warhawk | members of Congress who supported war with Britain |
Why did New England oppose the War of 1812? | They believed it would hurt trade. |
Francis Scott Key | author of the Star Spangled Banner |
Oliver Hazard Perry | American commander who won battle of Lake Erie |
Andrew Jackson | U.S. general sho won major victory at Battle of New Orleans |
secede | withdraw |
Hartford Convention | a meeting of a group of Federalist in which New Englanders talked about seceding(withdrawing) from the U.S. |
Treaty of Ghent | signed on Christmas Eve 1814 - ended the war of 1812 |
results of the War of 1812 | 1) secured our independence from Britain2) gave Americans a new sense of national pride |
What goals did Lewis and Clark accomplish on their expedition? | ... |
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