Key People Flashcards
William Marbury
A midnight judge who did not get his commission from Madison
John Marshall
Established the 3 principles of judicial review and expanded federal power
James Madison
A Democratic Republican, Secretary of State under Jefferson, and when he became president he repealed the embargo act
Meriwether Lewis
Head of expedition, 28 at the time, was Jeffersons private secretary
William Clark
Co-leader, was 32 when the expedition began, well known explorer and military man
Sacagawea
16 when the expedition began, translator, helped find food and got Lewis and Clark horses
Stephen Decatur
A 25 year old naval captain who burned the US ship “The Philadelphia”
Tecumseh
Native American leader who tried to create a strong alliance of tribes
William Henry Harrison
Governor of Indiana, USA General, Battle of Tippecanoe
Andrew Jackson
President, Led US forces in an attack on the Creeks in the “Battle of Horseshoe Bend”