APUSH CHAPTER 8 VOCAB
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Thomas
Jefferson
was an American Founding Father, thand the
third President of the United States (18011809). He was a spokesman for democracy,
embraced the principles of republicanism and
the rights of the individual with worldwide
influence.
Louisiana
Purchase
acquisition by the United States of America in
1803 of 828,000 square miles of France's claim
to the territory of Louisiana.
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war hawks
term used in politics for someone favoring war
in a debate over whether to go to war, or
whether to continue or escalate an existing war.
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Henry Clay
leading war hawk in 1812, he favored war with
Britain and played a significant role in leading
the nation to war in the War of 1812.
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John C.
Calhoun
political theorist by his redefinition of
republicanism to include approval of slavery and
minority rights, with the Southern States the
minority in question. To protect minority rights
against majority rule, he called for a "concurrent
majority" whereby the minority could sometimes
block offensive proposals that a State felt
infringed on their sovereign power
Tecumseh
Native American leader of the Shawnee and a
large tribal confederacy and became an ally of
Britain in the War of 1812. his confederacy
allied with the British and helped in the capture
of Fort Detroit
William
Henry
Harrison
was a general in the subsequent War of 1812,
his most notable action was in the Battle of the
Thames in 1813, which brought an end to
hostilities in his region. This battle resulted in
the death of Tecumseh and the dissolution of the
Indian coalition which he led.
judicial
review
the doctrine under which legislative and/or
executive actions are subject to review (and
possible invalidation) by the judiciary.
Marbury v.
Madison
was a landmark United States Supreme Court
case in which the Court formed the basis for the
exercise of judicial review in the United States
Hartford
Convention
(1814)
series of meetings in which New England
Federalists met to discuss their grievances
concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the
political problems arising from the federal
government's increasing power.
Embargo
Act (1807)
a general embargo enacted by the United States
Congress against the United Kingdom and
France during the Napoleonic Wars.
James
Madison
became one of the leaders in the movement to
ratify it. His collaboration with Alexander
Hamilton and John Jay produced the Federalist
Papers
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Nonintercourse
Act (1809)
collective name given to six statutes passed
by the United States Congress The Act
regulates commerce between Native
Americans and non-Indians.
Macon's Bill
No. 2 (1810)
became law in the United States , was
intended to motivate Britain and France to
stop seizing American vessels during the
Napoleonic Wars.
War of 1812
was a military conflict, lasting for twoand-a-half years, between the United
States of America and the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, its North
American colonies and its American
Indian allies.
Andrew
Jackson
supporters then founded what became the
Democratic Party. As president, he faced a
threat of secession from South Carolina
over the "Tariff of Abominations" which
Congress had enacted under Adams.
Battle of New
Orleans
series of engagements fought and was the
final major battle of the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
(1814)
peace treaty that ended the War of 1812
between the United States of America and
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland
