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Growth of a Nation Key Terms

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Jeffersonian republicanism
Jefferson's theory of government, which held that a simple government best suited the needs of the people
judicial review
the Supreme Court's power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
impressment
the forcible seizure of men for military service
war hawk
one of the members of Congress who favored war with Britain in the early years of the 19th century
Monroe Doctrine
a policy of US opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe in 1823
American System
a pre-Civil War set of measures designed to unify the nation and strengthen its economy by means of protective tariffs, a national bank, and such internal improvements as the development of a transportation system
Jacksonian democracy
Jackson's political philosophy, based on his belief that common people were the source of American strength
manifest destiny
the 19th-century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory
Santa Fe Trail
a route from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, used by traders in the early and mid 1800s
Oregon Trail
a route from Independence, Missouri, to Portland, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory
the Alamo
a mission in San Antonio, Texas, where Mexican forces massacred rebellious Texans in 1836
Bear Flag Republic
the nation proclaimed by American settlers in California when they declared their independence from Mexico in 1846
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