Manifest Destiny FC chapter 7 Flashcards
Thomas Jefferson
Third president of the united states
Judicial review 1
Supreme Court’s power to declare an act of Congress or the President unconstitutional
Judicial Review 2
This allows the Supreme Court to check (limit) the power of the other two branches of government
Lewis and Clark
The government sent these two explorers to learn more about (explore) the people and land of the Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Process of the US buying the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803
louisiana territiry
The land between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
War of 1812
War between the United States and Great Britain. The US also fights against First Peoples
war in which the US fights against first ppl and great britain
war of 1812
Effects of the war
- Increased sense of national pride
- American manufacturing boosted
- Native American resistance weakend
Causes of the War
- impressment of American Sailors
- interfere with American shipping
- British military aid to Native Americans
sacagawea
Shoshone Native American who guided and interpreted for Lewis and Clark
tecumseh
Shawnee chief who wanted Native Americans to unite to stop American settlers from moving onto Native American lands
Battle of tippecanoe
November 1811 battle where the US Army defeats Tecumseh’s forces.
treaty of fort jackson
Signed by the US and the Creek Native Americans in 1814 after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. This treaty forces the Creek to give up millions of acres of their land to the US
Battle of new Orleans
Last major battle of the War of 1812. The United States wins
