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judicial review
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Power of Supreme Court to determine whether laws of Congress are constitutional and to strike down those that are not
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embargo
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A government ban on trade with other countries
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license
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Permission or freedom to act
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Louisiana Purchase
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Land that U.S. bought from France that gave it control of the Mississippi River; the deal more than doubled the size of US
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Meriwether Lewis
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Jefferson's private secretary who was chosen to be part of the expedition into the Louisiana Territory to trace the Missouri River to find a route to the Pacific Ocean
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William Clark
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Brother of Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark; led the expedition into Louisiana Territory to trace the Missouri River to find a route to the Pacific Ocean
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Sacagawea
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A Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a guide and interpreter
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John Marshall
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Appointed by President Adams as Chief Justice of the United States; served for 34 years; increased power of Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison case
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judicial review
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Power of Supreme Court to determine whether laws of Congress are constitutional and to strike down those that are not
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Impressment
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Legalized form a kidnapping
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