Chapter 5 Key Terms Flashcards
Loose Construction
a belief that the government has any power not forbidden by the constitution.
Strict Construction
a belief that the government is limited to powers clearly stated in the constitution.
Whiskey Rebellion
a 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania that opposed the federal excise tax on whiskey
Battle of Fallen Timber
a 1794 battle in which federal troops defeated the Miami Confederacy of American Indians
XYZ Affair
a diplomatic controversy in 1798 in which French officials demanded bribes of American negotiators
Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
state resolutions passed in 1798 declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional
Embargo
an official ban or restriction on trade.
Marbury vs. Madison
the 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
Barbary War
a war between the Barbary States and the United States
Louisiana Purchase
the 1803 purchase from France by the United States of the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
Battle of New Orleans
war of 1812 battle when the United States defeated the British in January of 1815
Treaty of Ghent
an 1894 agreement that ended the War of 1812
War Hawks
Members of Congress who pushed for war against Great Britain in the years leading up to the War of 1812.
Hartford Convention
an 1814 meeting of Federalists from New England who opposed the War of 1812 and demanded constitutional amendments to empower the region
Erie Canal
a canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie too to the Hudson River.
