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