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Chpt11
vocab for chpt 11
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11th Grade
11/03/2016

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"Midnight judges"
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Judges commissioned by President Adams at 9'O'clock on his last night as president.
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Marbury v. Madison
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A court case that had clouded the question of who had the final authority of the Constitution.
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Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson's purchase between Napoleon. !5 million dollars for Louisiana, nad further on.
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Embargo Act
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An act that restricted the export of all goods from the United States.
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War Hawk
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Young men who wanted to go against Tecumseh the prophet.
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impresment
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Act of forcibly drafting an individual into military service, employed by the British navy against American seamen in times of war against France, 1793-1815. Impressionists was a continual source of conflict between Britain and United Sates in the early national period
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Macon's Bill #2
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a bill that opened Americans trade with the world. (dismantling the Embargo act)
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Non-intercourse Act
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A act that reopened trade with the world except with France and Britain.
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
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made Harrison a national hero and discredited the Prophet and drove Tecumseh into a alliance with the British.
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Lewis and CLark
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men sent by Jefferson to explore Louisiana
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Tecumseh the Prophet
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man who fought against the US in the The Battle of Tippecanoe
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