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Revolution of 1800
Thomas Jefferson called his election "the Revolution of 1800" because it marked the first time that power in America passed from one party to another. He promised to govern as he felt the Founders intended, based on decentralized government and trust in the people to make the right decisions for themselves -
Marshall and the Supreme Court
John Marshall legitimized the ability of the Supreme Court to judge the consitutionality of acts of the president or Congress. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. bought approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided for the admission to the United States of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state keeping the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823
