chapter 8 Flashcards
impressment
the practice of forcing people to join the army or navy
judicial review
the power to declare an act of congress on constitutional
war hawks
took lead in calling for war against british
marbury vs madison
a case that helped establish the supreme courts power to check the power of the other branches of government
treaty of ghent
signed in Belgium on 12-24-1814, ended war of 1812
francis scott key
wrote the national anthem
USS constitution
a large war ship
what 2 things does jefferson stress in his inaugural address
limited government and protection of civil liberties
what was jefferson accused of being while running for president in 1800
accused of wanting to destroy organized religion
what was adams accused of being in the election of 1800
accused of wanting to be king
what was the purpose of lewis and clarks expedition
to explore and find how far west you can go before you reach an ocean
why did the us go to was with britain and france in 1803
britain and france wanted the us to stop trading goods with the other country
which battle during the war of 1812 prevented the british from taking control of the mississppi river and ended the war
battle if new orleans
what did zebulon pike do and why was it important
he was sent to find the start of the redriver since the red river was a border for the louissianna territory
prior to the us buying the louisianna territory from france how did the french gain the land
spain traded it due to a secret treaty