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Marbury vs. Madison
U.S. Supreme Court case that asserted power for Judicial Review. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US purchased the western half of Mississippi from the French in 1803 for about 828,000 acres. -
Embargo act
Nonviolent resistance to war between the British and the French by President Thomas Jefferson. -
war of 1812
A military conflict was fought between Great Britain and the United States. It happened from June of 1812 to Feb of 1815 -
Missouri compromise
This law was passed in 1820 to keep a balance in power between slaves and free states in Congress! -
Monroe doctrine
a U.S. policy that warned European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere -
Trail of Tears
The displacement of approximately 60,000 people of "five civilized tribes". -
Mexican American War
Conflict between the United States and Mexico -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican-American war -
16th president of the U.S. was elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860