Growth of a Young Nation

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This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review

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Marbury v. Madison

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Thomas Jefferson is elected President of the United States; peaceful transition of power

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Election of 1800

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The territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

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Louisiana Purchase

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An act passed by Congress to stop all foreign trade with the United States (1807)

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Embargo Act

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North Africans who demanded the US pay tribute, attacked American ships, & tried to ransom American sailors

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Barbary Pirates

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Explorers sent by Jefferson in 1804 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory

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Lewis and Clark

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A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark

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Sacagawea

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Doubles the size of the United States

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Louisiana Purchase

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This treaty used the 49 degree of parallel as a boundary line.

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Convention of 1818

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What was declared by the Monroe Doctrine?

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European countries were warned not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere