Gave the president the power to expel foreigners; used against the French, Also, Made it illegal to publish criticisms about the government

Clay wanted the U.S. to be economically self-sufficient: 1. Established a protective tariff- made foreign goods more expensive, 2. Established a national bank- would promote a single currency and make trade easier, 3. Improved the country’s transportation system

Artificial waterway constructed for use by shipping, transportation, and irrigation

A government order restricting or prohibiting commerce

Period characterized by lack of political disruption and economic growth

A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building

The diplomatic policy of a nation in its interactions with other nations

Freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation

A person who settles in a new country

Court ruled that interstate commerce could only be regulated by the federal government

Kidnapping of sailors to work on enemy ships

The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place

To adapt a country to industrial methods of production and manufacturing

Identical parts that can be substituted in the manufacture or repair of a product

Trade between states

Resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (which ended the American Revolution) and created ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain during the French Revolution

The Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution.

Court cases that establish new precedents, which lead to new legal principles or concepts that alter the interpretation of the existing laws

Land acquisition from France that doubled the size of the United States

Belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review.

Court ruled that states cannot tax an institution of the federal government

The Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government

Pride toward one’s country

A formal announcement issued by President George Washington declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

Defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River

Tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry

The renewal of religious faith in the 1790’s and early 1800’s

Invented by Robert Fulton and revolutionized transportation and trade in the United States by allowing ships to move at a much quicker pace and against the river’s current

A method of long-distance communication by coded electric impulses transmitted through wires

Another name for a bribe

Growth of cities resulting from industrialization

Political group who favored the War of 1812

Caused by British impressment of American sailors; increased patriotism and nationalism throughout the U.S

French agents X, Y, and Z demand a $10 million bribe before they would discuss a treaty

Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts

Founding Father, member of the Continental Congress, helped author the U.S. Constitution, 2^nd president of the United States

American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat

Wrote the Declaration of Independence; Became the 3rd President of the United States; Purchased the Louisiana Territory, doubling the size of the United States