Chapter 8 vocab and people

Question 1

John Adams

Answer 1

Federalist and 2nd President of the United States

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2

Democratic-Republican and 3rd President of the United States

Question 3

John Marshall

Answer 3

Federalist appointed by John Adams as chief justice of the United States. In Marbury v. Madison, established the Supreme Court’s power to check the power of the other branches of government.

Question 4

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 4

Supreme Court case that established the idea of judicial review.

Question 5

judicial review

Answer 5

the power of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

Question 6

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 6

the purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the United States

Question 7

Meriwether Lewis

Answer 7

former army captain selected by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase

Question 8

William Clark

Answer 8

American soldier who was invited to explore the Louisiana Purchase

Question 9

Lewis and Clark expedition

Answer 9

an expedition that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase

Question 10

Sacajawea

Answer 10

Shoshone woman who, along with her French fur-trapper husband, accompanied and aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition

Question 11

Zebulon Pike

Answer 11

Army officer sent on a mission to explore the west. He was ordered to find the headwaters of the Red River. He attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak in Colorado.

Question 12

USS Constitution

Answer 12

a large warship

Question 13

impressment

Answer 13

forcing people to serve in the army or navy

Question 14

embargo

Answer 14

banning of trade

Question 15

Embargo Act

Answer 15

law passed in 1807 by Congress banning trade with all foreign countries

Question 16

Non-Intercourse Act

Answer 16

law passed in 1809 banning trade only with Britain, France, and their colonies

Question 17

Tecumseh

Answer 17

Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory

Question 18

Battle of Tippecanoe

Answer 18

US victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the US

Question 19

War Hawks

Answer 19

members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe

Question 20

James Madison

Answer 20

4th president of the US who led the US through the War of 1812`

Question 21

Oliver Hazard Perry

Answer 21

American naval captain who put together the fleet that defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812

Question 22

Battle of Lake Erie

Answer 22

US victory in the War of 1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain’s control of Lake Erie

Question 23

Andrew Jackson

Answer 23

7th president of the US. Commander of the Tennessee militia; gathered about 2000 volunteers to move against the Creek nation

Question 24

Treaty of Fort Jackson

Answer 24

Treaty signed after the US victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; the Creek were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land

Question 25

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 25

the greatest US victory in the War of 1812; actually took place two weeks after a peace treaty had been signed ending the war

Question 26

Hartford Convention

Answer 26

a meeting of Federalists at Hartford, Connecticut, to protest the War of 1812

Question 27

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 27

a treaty signed by the US and Britain ending the War of 1812