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The Jefferson Era
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History
8th Grade
05/17/2007

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democratic
Definition
ensuring that all people have the same rights
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laissez faire
Definition
french term meaning let alone.referred to the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs
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judicial review
Definition
power of the Surpreme Court to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
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Continental divide
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mountain range that seperates river systems
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impressment
Definition
act of seizing men from a ship or village and forcing them to work in the navy
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embargo
Definition
ban on trade with another country
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nationalism
Definition
pride in or divotion to one's country
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What are Lewis and Clark's full names
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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Who was the canadian general in the Battle of Canada
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Isaac Brock
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What was the american general's name in the battle of Canada
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William Hull
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Who was the captain of the ship that faught the Guerriere and what was his ship's name
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Isaac Hull/the U.S. Constitution
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