chapter 8 Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
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impressment

A

the practice of forcing people to join the army or navy

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2
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judicial review

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the power to declare an act of congress on constitutional

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3
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war hawks

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took lead in calling for war against british

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4
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marbury vs madison

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a case that helped establish the supreme courts power to check the power of the other branches of government

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5
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treaty of ghent

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signed in Belgium on 12-24-1814, ended war of 1812

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6
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francis scott key

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wrote the national anthem

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7
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USS constitution

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a large war ship

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8
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what 2 things does jefferson stress in his inaugural address

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limited government and protection of civil liberties

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9
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what was jefferson accused of being while running for president in 1800

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accused of wanting to destroy organized religion

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what was adams accused of being in the election of 1800

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accused of wanting to be king

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11
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what was the purpose of lewis and clarks expedition

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to explore and find how far west you can go before you reach an ocean

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12
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why did the us go to was with britain and france in 1803

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britain and france wanted the us to stop trading goods with the other country

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13
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which battle during the war of 1812 prevented the british from taking control of the mississppi river and ended the war

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battle if new orleans

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14
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what did zebulon pike do and why was it important

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he was sent to find the start of the redriver since the red river was a border for the louissianna territory

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15
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prior to the us buying the louisianna territory from france how did the french gain the land

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spain traded it due to a secret treaty

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16
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how was our navy able to defeat the british navy during the war

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most british ships were someplace else so they didnt have a strong presence

17
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which indian leader tried to unite the indians of the north west the south and the eastern mississippi valley

18
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what document did william henry harrison remind tecumseh of

A

treaty of greenville

19
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why did the embargo act of 1807 fail

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because it hurt our economy when it was meant to hurt britains

20
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what river did lewis and clark mostly travel on

A

missouri river

21
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where did lewis and clark leave from

22
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who was president during the war of 1812

A

james madison

23
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embargo

A

banning of trade

24
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what happened that allowed the british forces to strengthen in 1814

A

they defeated france

25
what did the british attack after they defeated france
new orleans
26
what forced the creek indians to give up millions of acres of their land
treaty of fort jackson
27
general harrison took his troops into canada after which successful battle
lake erie
28
after which battle did tecumseh lose faith in uniting the indian nations
battle of tipecanoe
29
what did jefferson keep in place when he became president
national bank