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Chapter 10 Creating America
Chapter 10 HOT Words from Creating America
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8th Grade
01/28/2009

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1. Marbury v. Madison
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Supreme Court decision in 1803 which established the principle of judicial review.
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2. judicial review
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The principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution.
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3. Louisiana Purchase
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An agreement with France in 1803 which doubled the size of the U.S. for $15 million.
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4. Lewis and Clark expedition
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The Corps of Discovery which explored new territory between 1803-1805.
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5. impressment
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The kidnapping of American sailors by British authorities to work on British ships.
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6. Embargo Act of 1807
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American ships were not allowed to sail to foreign ports, and American ports were closed to British ships; hurt the U.S.
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7. Tecumseh
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Shawnee chief who organized resistance to U.S. settlement of Native American lands and died in the Battle of the Thames.
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8. War Hawk
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A person who favors the use of war to carry-out foreign policy.
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9. Oliver Hazard Perry
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U.S. naval commander on Lake Erie who defeated the British navy in 1813: "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
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10. Treaty of Ghent
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An agreement with Britain signed on 24 December 1814 which ended the War of 1812.
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