Essay about US History Chapter 8 Review – Flashcards

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These are taxes on foreign imported goods
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Custom Duties
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This agreement doubled the size of the United States
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Louisiana Purchase
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This was a demand of the Barbary pirates which was money paid for protection
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Tribute
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The area west of the Mississippi River was known as
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Louisiana Territory
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I was Lewis and Clark" s guide on their journey of discovery serving as an interpreter.
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Sacagawea
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I was the military leader of France.
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Napoleon
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Thomas Jefferson' s policy of not getting involved in the affairs of business or the lives of the citizens.
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laissez-faire
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I was the 1st Secretary of the Treasury I died as a result of a duel?
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Alexander Hamilton
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I will take a different trek than my fellow explorers Lewis and Clark. I will travel south and west reaching the present day state of Colorado were the Spanish arrested me for trespassing.
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Zebulon Pike
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I was Tecumseh s brother and ally. I was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe I urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors?
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The Prophet
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I was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who will issue the landmark case of Marbury v Madison.
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John Marshall
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I was a powerful Shawnee leader who will attempt to unite the tribes against the Americans. I was killed at the Battle of the Thames by American military forces.
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Tecumseh
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What disastrous governmental act was repealed on March 1, 1809 that forbids American trade with other countries
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Embargo Act
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President Madison was pressured to declare war on Great Britain by the
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War Hawks
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With the death of Tecumseh, hopes died for
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Native American Confederation
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One of the buildings burned by the British in Washington D.C. was
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White House
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I was known as "Old Hickory" and became a hero after my victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans which will put me in the running for the White House as President.
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Andrew Jackson
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The Star-Spangled Banner was written by A washington lawyer who watched the all-night battle at Fort McHenry and showed his pride by writing what became the national anthem
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Francis Scott Key
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These were armed private ships that attacked British ships during the War of 1812.
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Privateers
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I was the commander of the Lake Erie naval forces who defeated the British with a group of ships that we built on the shores of Lake Erie.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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We were a group of Congressmen who wanted war with Britain to gain control of Canada.
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War Hawks
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Jefferson thought government should not
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Spy on it's citizens
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The Louisiana Territory was purchased from
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France
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1807 act which ended all of America's importation and exportation. Jefferson hoped the act would pressure the French and British to recognize U.S. neutrality rights in exchange for U.S. goods. Really, however, just hurt Americans and our economy and got repealed in 1809.
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Embargo Act
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The War of 1812 was ended by the
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Treaty of Ghent
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A nation not involved or impartial in a conflict was:
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Neutral
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An amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1804, that specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college.
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Twelfth Amendment
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Where is the present day city of where Francis Scott Key watched the bombardment of Ft. McHenry inspiring him to write the Star Bangled Banner?
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Baltimore, Maryland
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The election of 1800 was decided by this group allowing Jefferson to become the Third President.
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House of Representatives
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A policy of less government in your life. Something advocated by Jefferson. Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
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Laissez-faire
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Regional courts were set up for the United States with this act that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new posts with Federalists.
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Judiciary Act of 1801.
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Case represented the first time the Supreme Court reviewed and ruled on acts of the other branches of government and established the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
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Marbury v. Madison
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The power of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of a law.
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Judicial review
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A major source of revenue for the government and consisted on a tax on foreign imported goods.
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Customs
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A legal example that future courts can review for guidance.
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Precedent
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It is the only branch that may review the laws and actions of our government to determine the constitutionality of laws
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Judicial
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In 1800, the new government will move to a new capital. Where was it?
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Washington D.C
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Napoléon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States to:
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Pay for his wars in Europe
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This brought about the increase in trade in New Orleans in the early 1800s.
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Increase numbers of settlers in the west.
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Capturing American sailors who the British claimed were not Americans, taking American sailors and force them to work for Britain
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Impressment
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I was president during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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As our young nations moves westward, what river will play an ever increasing role in the growing commerce and trade of the nation?
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Mississippi River
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Jefferson wanted to limit the powers of the national_____
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Government
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What port will President Jefferson send diplomats to buy in 1803?
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New Orleans
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What river will the Lewis and Clark Expedition use for travels into the interior of the Louisiana Territory?
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Missouri
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Many Americans believed that this country was providing military aid to American Indians along the western frontier.
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Britain
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This trade law passed in 1807 greatly damaged American trade and hurt President Jefferson's popularity.
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Embargo Act
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1809 - Replaced the Embargo of 1807. Unlike the Embargo, which forbade American trade with all foreign nations, this act only forbade trade with France and Britain. It did not succeed in changing British or French policy towards neutral ships.
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Non-Intercourse Act
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It was a major theme of Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address?
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Protecting Civil Liberties
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The banning of trade with another country.
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Embargo
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What was one effect of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811?
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Tecumseh's dream of a confederation is destroyed
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Created by Alexander Hamiliton, this Federalist Party institution was kept by the Jefferson Adminsistration.
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Bank of the United States
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Tecumseh lost hope for a great Indian confederation after this battle with the U.S. Army
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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