chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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impressment

A

the practice of forcing people to join the army or navy

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2
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judicial review

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the power to declare an act of congress on constitutional

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3
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war hawks

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took lead in calling for war against british

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4
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marbury vs madison

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a case that helped establish the supreme courts power to check the power of the other branches of government

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5
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treaty of ghent

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signed in Belgium on 12-24-1814, ended war of 1812

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6
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francis scott key

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wrote the national anthem

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7
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USS constitution

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a large war ship

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8
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what 2 things does jefferson stress in his inaugural address

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limited government and protection of civil liberties

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9
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what was jefferson accused of being while running for president in 1800

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accused of wanting to destroy organized religion

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10
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what was adams accused of being in the election of 1800

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accused of wanting to be king

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11
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what was the purpose of lewis and clarks expedition

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to explore and find how far west you can go before you reach an ocean

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12
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why did the us go to was with britain and france in 1803

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britain and france wanted the us to stop trading goods with the other country

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13
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which battle during the war of 1812 prevented the british from taking control of the mississppi river and ended the war

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battle if new orleans

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14
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what did zebulon pike do and why was it important

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he was sent to find the start of the redriver since the red river was a border for the louissianna territory

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15
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prior to the us buying the louisianna territory from france how did the french gain the land

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spain traded it due to a secret treaty

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16
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how was our navy able to defeat the british navy during the war

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most british ships were someplace else so they didnt have a strong presence

17
Q

which indian leader tried to unite the indians of the north west the south and the eastern mississippi valley

A

tecumseh

18
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what document did william henry harrison remind tecumseh of

A

treaty of greenville

19
Q

why did the embargo act of 1807 fail

A

because it hurt our economy when it was meant to hurt britains

20
Q

what river did lewis and clark mostly travel on

A

missouri river

21
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where did lewis and clark leave from

A

st.louis

22
Q

who was president during the war of 1812

A

james madison

23
Q

embargo

A

banning of trade

24
Q

what happened that allowed the british forces to strengthen in 1814

A

they defeated france

25
Q

what did the british attack after they defeated france

A

new orleans

26
Q

what forced the creek indians to give up millions of acres of their land

A

treaty of fort jackson

27
Q

general harrison took his troops into canada after which successful battle

A

lake erie

28
Q

after which battle did tecumseh lose faith in uniting the indian nations

A

battle of tipecanoe

29
Q

what did jefferson keep in place when he became president

A

national bank