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U.S.H.-Chapter 2 Vocab
chapter 2 vocabulary
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History
11th Grade
09/09/2009

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Whiskey Rebellion
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(1794) Uprising in Penn. that opposed federal taxes on whiskey
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Zebulon Pike
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1805- Mapped much of the upper Mississippi
1806 - headed west to find the headwater of Arkansas riverCharted the mountain in Colorado known as Pikes Peak
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Cabinet
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A group of advisors to the president
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Most Favorable Nation
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A policy b/tw countries ensuring fair trading practices
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice of Spreme court
Appointed by John Adams
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William Henry Harrison
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Governor of Indiana territory
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Tariff of 1789
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Law required importer to pay a percentage of value for every cargo that entered the U.S.
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Non-Intercourse Act
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Meant to discourage Britain's impressment policy by banning trade w/ France + Britain.
Allowed president to reopen trade w/ whomever gets rid of trade restrictions first
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Hartford Convention
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Meeting (1814) Federalist New Englanders considered leaving U.S. b/c of economic losses caused by war of 1812
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War Hawks
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Members of congress during Madison's presidency who pressed for war w/ Britain
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Tecumseh
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Shawnee leader who believed that Native-Americans need to unite to protect land
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Quasi-War
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The fighting of an undeclared war
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Bond
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a note issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan w/ interest
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Embargo
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govint ban on trade w/ foreign countries
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Sedition
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incitement to rebellion
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Impressment
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legalized kidnapping where people people are forced into military service
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Speculator
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person who risks $ in hopes of profit
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Interposition
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theory that state should be able to intervene b/tw the federal gov'nt and the people to stop an illegal action
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Treaty of Ghent
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treaty ending war of 1812
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