American Expansion Vocabulary

Judicial Review

The supreme court’s power to declare an act of congress unconstitutional

Battle of Tippecanoe

Battle between the U.S. forces and Tecumseh’s followers that ended with the U.S forces winning

Andrew Jackson

Commander of the Tennessee militia who led an attack on the Creek nation in Alabama

Treaty of Ghent

The pact that ended the war of 1812

Embargo

The banning of trade

Louisiana purchase

The purchase of Louisiana from France for $15M, which roughly doubled the size of the U.S.

Meriwether Lewis

A former army captain chosen by Jefferson to lead an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana purchase

John Adams

Federalist president first elected in 1796 who lost the 1800 presidential election

Marbury v. Madison

A case established the supreme court's power of judicial review

Battle of New Orleans

The last major conflict of the war of 1812, which made Andrew Jackson a hero.

Tecumseh

A brilliant speaker who warned other Native American that settlers wanted their lands

William Clark

Co-leader of the western expedition