Across
- 4. payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
- 7. of New Orleans-at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
- 9. to a state or section rather than to the whole country
- 11. Hawks-the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
- 12. Act of 1789-a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
- 13. devotion to one's nation and its interests
- 15. review-the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
- 16. and Virginia resolutions-the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
- 17. vs Madison-an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
- 18. act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- 19. rights-the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- 21. Marshall-the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
- 23. supporter of a strong federal government
- 25. Treaty-In 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
- 26. Rebellion-a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
- 27. Affair-a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
- 28. Act-an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
Down
- 1. Purchase-the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- 2. and Sedition Acts-laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- 3. Treaty-a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
- 5. Proclamation-a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict
- 6. member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
- 8. practice of forcing people into military service
- 10. group of officials who head government departments and advise the President
- 14. cancel
- 20. Doctrine-President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
- 22. of Ghent-a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
- 23. policy-a plan of action by a nation toward other nations
- 24. and Clark-explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806