CH7 TEXT Flashcards
Election of 1800
Jefferson assumes the position of president
Louisiana purchase
America buys louisiana territory from an uninterested napoleon, does so for control of mississippi river, got all of it for 15 million dollars. doubled the usa size
Lewis and Clark
sent on an expedition by Jefferson, who funded exploration even prior to the louisiana purchase
John Marshall
the federalist chief justice on the supreme court
Marbury V Madison
Court case that founded the principle of judicial review
Barbary Pirates
pirates who stole goods off the north african coast, demanding tributes and picking fights
challenges to neutrality
napoleonic wars in france mean USA is struggling not to pick a side
Embargo Act of 1807
Prohibited american merchant ships from sailing to foreign ports, which backfired and brought economic hardship
War of 1812
Causes - sea and trade issues, pressures on exploring new frontier, war hawks in congress
Treaty of Ghent
ended the war of 1812 two years later, recognizing the prewar boundary between usa and canada and returning all land to its owners