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Chapter 10- The Jefferson Era

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Thomas Jefferson
The third president of the united states, elected in 1801
Judiciary Act of 1801
a law that let president John Adams filled federal judgeships with Federallists
John Marshall
chief justice of the Supreme Court, appointed by president John Adams
judicial review
a principal that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
Marbury v.s. Madison
the election between Willam Marbury and James Madison
Radical
a person who takes extreme political positions
Federalist
political party of Hamillton and Adams; supported a strong central government
Democratic-Republican
Jefferson's political party; feared a strong central government
Meriwether Lewis
army captain appointed by president Jefferson, to explore the Louisiana territory, and lands west to the Pacific Ocean
William Clark
co-leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Sacagawea
a Shosone woman who assisted the Lewis and Clark expedition
Louisiana Purchase
American purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803
Lewis and Clark expidition
a group that explored the Louisiana territory and lands located west; also known as the Corps of Discovery
Zebulon Pike
the leader of a southern expedition in the Louisiana Territory
Corps
a number of people acting together for a simillar purpose
Napoleon Bonaparte
a French general and emperor, who led the battles of the French Revolution
Embargo Act of 1807
a law that forbade American ships from sailing to foreign ports, and closed American ports to British ships
Tecumseh
a Shawnee chief, who sought to stop the loss of Native American land to white settlers
War hawk
a westerner who supported the war of 1812
Oliver Hazard Perry
a naval officer, who led the U.S. victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813
Tribute
payment in exchange for protection
Impressment
the act of seizing by force; between 1803 and 1812, the British impressed or kidnapped, about 6,000 American sailors to work on British ships
Coercion
practice of forcing someone to act in a certain way by use of pressure or threats
War of 1812
the shortest war in history
Blockade
the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile troops, to prevent entrance or exit
General Andrew Jackson
the seventh president of the United States
Treaty of Ghent
a treaty made in Belgium to end the War of 1812
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