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War Hawk
A person, many of whom were Southerners who believed that the United States should engage in the War of 1812.
Monroe
Sent with Robert Livingston to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
Madison
Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State that was ordered not to turn in Marbury's appointment to the Supreme Court.
Capitalism
An economy based upon profit and competition.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Led a slave revolt in Haiti.
Nullify
To cancel out a Federal law.
The Northwest Passage
This was not found during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
John Q. Adams
Helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent.
States Rights
The idea that states should have the right to nullify any federal law that is harmful.
The Second War for American Independence
The nickname for the War of 1812.
