A body of electors who represent the people’s vote in choosing the president.

Helped to write the Declaration of Independence. Was the 3rd president of the United States.

Lead an expedition to gather information about the new territory from the Louisiana Purchase.

Purchased from France for $15 Million and more than doubled the size of the United States in 1803.

Native American chief, was part of an alliance to defeat U.S. forces under General Harmar.

A Shoshone Indian woman who agreed to guide the expedition when it reached Shoshone land near the Rocky Mountains

This case helped establish the Supreme Court’s power to check the power of the other branches of government.

Money owed by the United States

In 1794 fighting had broken out, lashing out against the tax on whiskey. Protestors were refusing to pay the tax.

This is the act that created three levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relationship to the state courts. Federal district courts and circuit courts

The country’s first national bank.

People who buy items at low prices in the hope that the value will rise and they can sell the items for profit.

Washington’s wife, the first First Lady of the White House. She entertained and attended social events and ran the presidential household with style.

An action or decision that later serves as an example.