| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | became the third president of the United States |
| Aaron burr | Jeffersons runnimg mate, who recieved the same amount of votes as Jefferson. Lost to him when the House of Representatives decided |
| laissez faire | means that the government shoud not interfere in the economy |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice, spoke for a unanimous Court, ruled that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstituitional |
| judicial review | the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws |
| expedition | a long and carefully organized journey |
| Meriwether Lewis | was chosen by Jefferson to go on a western expedition |
| William Clark | wash chosen by Lewis as his coleader |
| continental divide | the place on a continent that seperates river systems flowing in opposite directions |
| Zebulon PIke | led a party that explored the southern part of the Lousiana Territory |
| tribute | a froced payment from one country to another |
| Stephen Decatur | raided Tripoli harbor and bured the Philadelphia(warship)down to the waterline |
| embargo | a government order that forbids foreign trade |
| smuggling | the act of illeglly importing or exporting goods |
| Tecumseh | began urging Native American resistance |
| William Henry Harrison | governer of the Indiana Territory decided to take action against Tecumsah's actions |
| nationalism | pride in one's country |
| war hawks | those who were eager for war with Britian |
| blockade | the action of shutting a port or road to prevent people or supplies from comming into an area or leaving it |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | an American commander whose flag ship was badldy damaged during battle at Lake Erie. He witched ships and continued the fight until it was won |
| Andrew Jackson | took command of American forces in Georgia against Creek warrirors |
| secede | withdraw |
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