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John Adams

2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States and bought the Louisiana Territory

John Marshall

Federalist Chief Justice who established the Court's power of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

Established judicial review

Judicial Review

The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional

Louisiana Purchase

territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

Meriweather Lewis

former army captain who led the expedition into the Louisiana Territory

William Clark

co-leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition

Lewis and Clark Expedition

an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase

Sacagawea

Shoshone woman who assisted the Lewis and Clark expedition

Zebulon Pike

Leader of a southern expedition in the Louisiana Territory

USS Constitution

a large warship

Impressment

British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service

Embargo

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

Embargo Act

An 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade

Nonintercourse Act

Allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France.

Tecumseh

a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)

Battle of Tippecanoe

U.S. forces defeated Tecumseh and his followers

War Hawks

young members of Congress who took the lead in calling for war against Britain

James Madison

4th President

Oliver Hazard Perry

Commodore who defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.

Andrew Jackson

7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency

Treaty of Fort Jackson

the treaty that forced the Creek nation to give up millions of acres of their land

Battle of New Orleans

The U.S achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812

Hartford Convention

A declaration calling the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty that ended the War of 1812 and maintained prewar conditions

Who did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?

Napoleon in 1803 (France)

Why did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory?

He wanted New Orleans but got an offer for The Louisiana Territory

What were the 3 goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

map the new land, find new people, animals, and plants, and to find a sea route from the Pacific

What constitutional precedent did Marbury v. Madison

Set up Judicial Review

Why is the power of judicial review important?

It gave the Supreme Court the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, which strengthened the judicial branch's power.

Why was New Orleans and the Mississippi River important

They imported and exported goods and were major transportation route.

What were the things that lead to the War of 1812?

Impressment of American sailors, interference with American shipping, and British military and to Native Americans

What were the major effects of the Treaty of Ghent?

It ended the War of 1812, other counties respected the U.S, Native American resistance weakened

Who did the English get to help the fight the Americans?

The Native Americans