Early american politica Flashcards
louisiana purchase
a land deal between us and france in which the us acquired approx 827000 sq miles of land west of the mississippi river for $15 mil
war of 1812
military conflict between the us and uk, its north american colonies, and north american indian allies
alien and sedition acts
powers to deport foriegners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote
John Marshall
fourth chief justice of the supreme court. helped lay basis for us constitiutional law and many say made the supreme court of justice a coequal branch of gov.
judicial review
doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subjective to review by the judiciary
lewis and clark
set off on expidition to cross the western portion of the us. from st louis through the continental divide to the pacific coast.
aaron burr
an american politician. third vice pres of the us, serving during president of the united states during thomas jeffersons first term
mad anthony wayne
a us army officer and member of HR. adopted military career at the outset of the american rev. later served as general in cheif of the army and commander of the legion of the united states
tecumseh
native american leader of the shawnee and a large tribal confed which opposed to the us during tecumsehs war. became an ally of britain in war of 1812
andrew jackson
american statesman who served as the seventeenth president of the united states from 1829 to 1837
battle of new orleans
an engagement fought between jan 8 and jan 18, constituting the final battle of the war of 1812
missouri compromise
effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of missouir in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted
feds vs jeffs
The different views of the constitutuion held by hamilton and the feds and thomas jefferson and the democratic republicans set the path for the two party election system we have
