Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 11 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.
1142790699 | Patronage | Making appointments in government offices, usually to gain an advantage | 0 | |
1142790700 | Right of Deposit | The ability of the United States to store and sell goods in New Orleans | 1 | |
1142790701 | Embargo Act of 1807 | Forbade exports of ALL goods from the US. Hurt US economically. | 2 | |
1142790702 | Impressment | British were seizing American merchant ships and forcing Americans to join the British military | 3 | |
1142790703 | Pacifist | Those that were against going to war with Britain | 4 | |
1142790704 | Chesapeake Affair | British attack on a US naval ship. Increased tensions between US and Britain | 5 | |
1142790705 | Precedent | An example or tradition for other people to follow | 6 | |
1142790706 | Macon's Bill #2 | Passed in 1810, an agreement with Britain and France to end embargo if promised not to attack American ships | 7 | |
1142790707 | Marbury v. Madison | Court case that established the principle of judicial review: Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional | 8 | |
1142790708 | Non-Intercourse Act | Reopened trade to all countries of the world except Britain and France | 9 | |
1142790709 | Louisiana Purchase | Bought from France for $15 million, doubled the size of the US | 10 | |
1142790710 | Lewis and Clark | Explorers of the West, led expedition into Louisiana in 1803 | 11 | |
1142790711 | Midnight Judges | Appointments made by President Adams on his last day before he left office. | 12 | |
1142790712 | John Marshall | 4th Chief Justice of Supreme Court, expanded power of federal government, influential in Marbury v. Madison decision | 13 | |
1142790713 | Judiciary Act of 1801 | Federalist created new judgeships and other judicial offices; purpose was to pack judicial branch with Federalists | 14 | |
1142790714 | Samuel Chase | First justice on Supreme Court to be impeached; not removed; was a Federalist | 15 | |
1142790715 | War Hawks | Those that were in favor of going to war with Britain prior to the War of 1812. (HENRY CLAY!) | 16 | |
1142790716 | Aaron Bur | Former Vice President, plotted a series of sectionalist schemes | 17 | |
1142790717 | Barbary Pirates | North Africans who attacked American ships and tried to ransom American sailors | 18 | |
1142790718 | Al Gallatin | Secretary of Treasury under Jefferson; disagreed with some of Hamilton's previous ideas, but kept many in place | 19 | |
1142790719 | Henry Clay | Leader of the War Hawks who pushed for war in 1812, best politician America, and the world has ever seen. | 20 | |
1142790720 | 12th Amendment | Stated that Vice President is no longer runner up to President in an election | 21 |