American History chapter 6 test

a tax on foreign goods imported into a country

an extra sum of money that borrowers have to repay creditors in return for a loan

a belief that the government should not do anything that the constitution does not specifically say it can do

a belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit

not taking sides in a conflict or depute

signed in 1794 between the US and Britain in which Britain sought to improve trade relations and agreed to withdraw from forts in the northwest territory

unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to tax on whiskey

a group of people who seek to win elections and hold public order and office in order to control government policies and programs

controversy in 1798 over French demands for bribes from American negotiations

laws passed by congress in 1798 that enabled the government to imprison or deport aliens and to prosecute critics of the government

passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien and Sedition acts as being unconstitutional

a list of items to accomplish

departments that make up a large organization, such as a government

last-minute judicial appointments of judges with federalist beliefs that were made by President Adams just before Thomas Jefferson took office

1803 supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review

power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are unconstitutional

buying of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803

journey by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana territory from 1804-1806

a ban or a restriction on trade

a battle between American and Native american forces in 1794 over Ohio territory that led to the defeat of the Native Americans

signed in 1795 by the US and several native American peoples in which the native Americans gave up the control of most of ohio

federal land set aside for native americans

process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture

took place in the Indiana territory in 1811 between US and native american forces that led to the defeat of the native americans

policy of forcing people into military or public service

war between the united states and great britain

signed in 1814 that ended the war of 1812

took place in 1815 between American and British troops for control of new Orleans, ending with an american victory

a severe economic downturn, marked by a decrease in business activity, widespread employment and falling prices and wages

an 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created north of 36 30 north latitude