Category 1
Judicial review
right of supreme court to determine if a law violates constitution or to review other acts
Tariff
tax on imports or exports
Francis Scott-Key
wrote the poem known as the “Star Spangled banner” later to be known as the national anthem
Mormons
religion where people moved to the great salt lake in present day utah, later persecuted
Levi Strauss
sold the miners sturdy pants made of denim during the gold rush
Monroe Doctrine
united states wouldn't interfere with existing european colonies in americas. No new european colonies should be set up in western hemisphere
Annex
to add territory one’s own territory
Thomas Jefferson
3 president who purchased louisiana from france
Zachary Taylor
a US army officer ordered to march his army across the disputed territory getting into a small battle with the Mexican army to start a war
Donner party
party traveled to california but only about half survived
Missouri compromise
Henry Clay came up with the idea that Missouri was a slave state while Maine was a free state. Slavery was banned in the rest of the louisiana territory north of the 36 degrees 30 N’ parallel
Manifest destiny
US was set apart for a special purpose by god to extend its boundaries all the way to the pacific ocean
Andrew jackson
war hero of the war of 1812. 7 president
Forty niners
person who went to california during gold rush of 1849
Mountain men
first settlers to the oregon territory who made their living trapping beaver
Spoils system
handing out government jobs to supporters; part of jacksonian democracy
Rendezvous
annual meeting where they would trade and share stories
Henry clay
leading war hawk who made missouri compromise and opposed jackson in the election of 1832
Sam houston
commander in chief of the texas forces and 1 president of republic of texas
Louisiana Purchase
size of the united states doubled and jefferson bought it from france
Laissez-Faire
policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
Lewis and Clark
men sent by jefferson to go on expedition across the country running into sacagawea. They would report back on their findings
Cherokee
nation of people who didn't want to give up land to later be moved to the west
Brigham young
leader of mormons
Tariff debate
South Carolina would not pay the illegal tariffs, they threatened to break away from the union. Jackson backed a bill making the tariff lower