8 Jefferson Era

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Thomas Jefferson

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3rd President- Democratic Republican

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John Adams

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2nd President- Federalist

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John Marshall

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Chief Justice of the United States who ruled in the Marbury v. Madison decision - Federalist

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Madison v. Marbury

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A case that helped establish the Supreme Court’s power to check the power of the other branches of government

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judicial review

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

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Louisiana Purchase

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1803 With land purchased from France, the size of the United States roughly doubled

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

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1804 An expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase and hopefully find a Northwest Passage

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Sacagawea

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A Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Zebulon Pike

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An explorer whose journeys offered many Americans their first description of the Southwest; Colorado’s Pikes Peak is named for him

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USS Constitution

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A large warship that was successful against the Barbary pirates and the British in the War of 1812

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impressment

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practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy

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embargo

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banning of trade

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Embargo Act

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1807 Banned all trade with foreign countries; disastrous for American business

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Tecumseh

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A Shawnee chief that united his people against American settlers

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Battle of Tippecanoe

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U.S. forces defeat Tecumseh’s followers in the Northwest Territory

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War Hawks

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Members of Congress that took the lead in calling for war against Britain

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James Madison

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Democratic-Republican; 4th President of the United States; Called for war against Britain in 1812

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Oliver Hazard Perry

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Led a naval fleet to victory against the British in the Battle of Lake Erie

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Battle of Lake Erie

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Victory in the War of 1812; Troops were led by Oliver Hazard Perry

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Andrew Jackson

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Commander of the Tennessee militia; Led troops to victory against the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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Treaty of Fort Jackson

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1814 Ended the Creek War and forced the Creek to give up millions of acres of their land

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Battle of New Orleans

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Last major conflict of the War of 1812; Made Andrew Jackson a hero

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Hartford Convention

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Meeting of the Federalists at Hartford, Connecticut to oppose the War of 1812

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Treaty of Ghent

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1814 Signed in Belgium; Ended the War of 1812