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Explanation:

1. Lewis and Clark: Led the 1804-1806 US expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, mapping lands, documenting species, and establishing relations with Indigenous nations, expanding American knowledge of the West.
2. Aaron Burr: Served as US Vice President (1801-1805; killed Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel; was later acquitted of treason charges over a suspected plot to create a separate Western nation.
3. John Marshall: Served as US Chief Justice (1801-1835); his rulings strengthened federal power and established the judiciary as a coequal branch of government.
4. Judiciary Act of 1801: A federal law that created new federal courts and judicial positions, allowing outgoing President John Adams to appoint Federalist judges before Thomas Jefferson took office.
5. midnight judges: Federalist judges appointed by John Adams in the final hours of his presidency, named for the rushed, late-night commissions issued to them.
6. Marbury v. Madison (1803): A landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, granting the Court the power to strike down laws it deemed unconstitutional.
7. judicial review: The power of the US Supreme Court (and other federal courts) to review and invalidate laws or government actions that conflict with the US Constitution.
8. Louisiana Purchase (1803): A US acquisition of 828,000 square miles of land from France, doubling the size of the United States and opening vast Western territories for expansion.
9. Sacajawea: A Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition, helping the team navigate unfamiliar lands and communicate with Indigenous groups.

Answer:

1. Lewis and Clark: Led the 1804-1806 US expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory, mapping lands, documenting species, and establishing relations with Indigenous nations, expanding American knowledge of the West.
2. Aaron Burr: Served as US Vice President (1801-1805; killed Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel; was later acquitted of treason charges over a suspected plot to create a separate Western nation.
3. John Marshall: Served as US Chief Justice (1801-1835); his rulings strengthened federal power and established the judiciary as a coequal branch of government.
4. Judiciary Act of 1801: A federal law that created new federal courts and judicial positions, allowing outgoing President John Adams to appoint Federalist judges before Thomas Jefferson took office.
5. midnight judges: Federalist judges appointed by John Adams in the final hours of his presidency, named for the rushed, late-night commissions issued to them.
6. Marbury v. Madison (1803): A landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, granting the Court the power to strike down laws it deemed unconstitutional.
7. judicial review: The power of the US Supreme Court (and other federal courts) to review and invalidate laws or government actions that conflict with the US Constitution.
8. Louisiana Purchase (1803): A US acquisition of 828,000 square miles of land from France, doubling the size of the United States and opening vast Western territories for expansion.
9. Sacajawea: A Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition, helping the team navigate unfamiliar lands and communicate with Indigenous groups.