American History chapter 6 test – Flashcards
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tariff
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a tax on foreign goods imported into a country
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interest
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an extra sum of money that borrowers have to repay creditors in return for a loan
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strict construction
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a belief that the government should not do anything that the constitution does not specifically say it can do
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loose construction
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a belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit
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neutral
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not taking sides in a conflict or depute
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Jay's treaty
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signed in 1794 between the US and Britain in which Britain sought to improve trade relations and agreed to withdraw from forts in the northwest territory
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Whiskey rebellion
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unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to tax on whiskey
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political party
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a group of people who seek to win elections and hold public order and office in order to control government policies and programs
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xyz affair
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controversy in 1798 over French demands for bribes from American negotiations
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alien and sedition acts
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laws passed by congress in 1798 that enabled the government to imprison or deport aliens and to prosecute critics of the government
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Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
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passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien and Sedition acts as being unconstitutional
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agenda
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a list of items to accomplish
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bureaucracy
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departments that make up a large organization, such as a government
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midnight judge
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last-minute judicial appointments of judges with federalist beliefs that were made by President Adams just before Thomas Jefferson took office
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marbury vs madison
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1803 supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review
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judicial review
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power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are unconstitutional
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Louisiana purchase
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buying of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803
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Lewis and Clark expedition
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journey by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana territory from 1804-1806
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embargo
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a ban or a restriction on trade
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Battle of fallen timbers
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a battle between American and Native american forces in 1794 over Ohio territory that led to the defeat of the Native Americans
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treaty of greenville
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signed in 1795 by the US and several native American peoples in which the native Americans gave up the control of most of ohio
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reservation
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federal land set aside for native americans
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assimiliation
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process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture
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Battle of tippecanoe
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took place in the Indiana territory in 1811 between US and native american forces that led to the defeat of the native americans
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impressment
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policy of forcing people into military or public service
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war of 1812
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war between the united states and great britain
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treaty of ghent
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signed in 1814 that ended the war of 1812
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Battle of New Orleans
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took place in 1815 between American and British troops for control of new Orleans, ending with an american victory
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depression
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a severe economic downturn, marked by a decrease in business activity, widespread employment and falling prices and wages
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Missouri compromise
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an 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created north of 36 30 north latitude
