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History Final

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William Marbury
Appointed as a judge by John Adams and petitioned the supreme court in Marbury v. Madison Case
Andrew Jackson
Military hero and 7th U.S. President. 1829-1837. Democratic
Daniel Webster
Leader of the Whig Party, originally pro-North, supported the Compromise of 1850
Dorothea Dix
Reformer who was a pioneer in the movement for better treatment of the mentally ill
Zachary Taylor
Whig, 12th President, 1849-1850
Frederick Douglass
Escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action
Cyrus McCormick
Invented the mechanical reaper
Charles Sumner
Leading Radical Republican senator throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction periods
John Brown
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Clara Barton
Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Necessary and Proper Clause
constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers
Jay's Treaty
1794- British and us agreed- British trade w/ Americans and the British leave northwest territory
Alien and Sedition Acts
Series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Louisiana Purchase
territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
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