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America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 6
Karen Crone, US History, Grapevine Faith
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10th Grade
04/30/2012

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nullification
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principle that said that a state may declare a federal law unconstitutional
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depression
Definition
severe economic downturn
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impressment
Definition
foorcing people into military service
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judicial review
Definition
power of the federal courts to decide if a law is constitutional
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political party
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a group of people who seek to win public office so they can govern according to those policies
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agenda
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list of things to accomlish
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bureacracy
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departments that make up the federal government
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embargo
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restriction on trade
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assimilation
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process by which people of one culture become part of another culture
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tariff
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tax of foreign good brought into a coutry
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Lousianna Purcahce
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-from France
-in 1803
-for $5 million
-doubled the size of US
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During the War of 1812, the British set fire to where?
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Washington DC
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Why did the US declare war on Great Britain?
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continued Britsh harassment
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What is John Marshall best remembered for?
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serving as cheif justice of the Supreme Court for 34 years
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In Marbury v. Madison, Justice John Marshall increase the power of what?
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the judicial branch
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Where were the bounderies set after the War of 1812?
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The same as they were before the war
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What was treay of Greenville in 1795?
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Native Americans had to give up the southern 2/3 of Ohio
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Who is "The Prophet" and what did he call for?
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Native American leader and he called for total rejection of European ways and customs
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What did Tecumseh call for?
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Military action against expansion of US
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Embargo of 1807
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-restricted trade with British and French
-unpopular
-unsucessful with New England traders
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How did Jefferson reduce the influence of the Federal government?
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reduced the size of the bureaucracy
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What was a provision of the Missouri Compromise?
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Western Territories north of Missouri's southern border were closed to slavery
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Why did the Northern States object to Missouri being admitted as a slave state?
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it would increase the power of the south
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