8061913203 | war hawks | Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain. They had a strong sense of nationalism. Westerners also wanted war with Indian Tribes | 0 | |
8061913204 | impressment | British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service. (also done by France) | 1 | |
8061913205 | Macon's Bill No. 2 | While Madison was president, it opened trade with britain and france, said if either nation repealed its restrictions on neutral shipping the US would halt trade with the other, didn't work | 2 | |
8061913206 | Aaron Burr | Vice President to Thomas Jefferson for one term. Dueled with Alexander Hamilton, resulting in Hamilton's death. Known for his trial and acquittal on charges of treason. | 3 | |
8061913207 | Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) | A Shawnee Indian leader who with his borther (Tecumseh) brought together many tribes to go against the colonists. Killed by Harrison at Tippecanoe | 4 | |
8061913208 | Tecumseh | Chief of the Shawnee who with his brother (the Prophet, Tenskwatawa) tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement. Killed by Harrison at Thames. | 5 | |
8061913209 | William Clark and Meriwether Lewis | American explorers who led an expedition through the Northern portions of the Louisiana Purchase | 6 | |
8061913210 | Henry Clay | Senator from Kentucky. War hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 34 years old | 7 | |
8061913211 | Napolean Bonaparte | Ruler of France, sold Louisisana to the Americans after reciving it from the Spanish | 8 | |
8061913212 | Zebulon Pike | explored the southern portion of the Louisiana Territory. He saw the Rocky Mountains. The Highest peak is named after him. | 9 | |
8061913213 | John Marshall | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Federalist. Presided over cases such as Marbury V. Madison; judicial review | 10 | |
8061913214 | Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President; leader of Democratic-Republicans; created republicanism; 1st President to take office in Washington D.C. | 11 | |
8061913215 | William Marbury | named a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia; sued Madison when he learned that his commission was being shelved by Madison (Secretary of State) | 12 | |
8061913216 | James Madison | 4th President; Secretary of State; lead nation through War of 1812 | 13 | |
8061913217 | Toussaint L'Ouverture | Leader of ex-slaves in the rebellion in Haiti against French | 14 | |
8061913218 | John Adams | Former Vice President and President. Ironically Known as "the Father of the American Navy." He split with Hamiltonian federalists over the issue of the war with France. | 15 | |
8061913219 | Judiciary Act of 1801 | passed by Federalist congress; created 16 new federal judgeships and other judicial positions | 16 | |
8061913220 | Orders in Council | British act that closed European ports under French control to foreign shipping, unless the vessels 1st stopped at a British port. Authorized impressment. | 17 | |
8061913221 | Revolution of 1800 | Jefferson's election changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican, so it was called a "revolution." It was a peaceful transfer of political power. | 18 | |
8061913222 | Midnight Judges | a nickname given to group of judicial branch officials that was appointed by John Adams the night before he left office. He appointed them to go to the federal courts to have a long term federalist influence. | 19 | |
8061913223 | Chesapeake incident | 1807 - Named after the The American ship that refused to allow the British on the Leopard to board to look for deserters. In response, the Leopard fired on the it. | 20 | |
8061913224 | Marbury v. Madison | This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review | 21 | |
8061913225 | Embargo Act | Act that forbade the export of goods from the U.S. in order to hurt the economies of the warring nations of France and Britain. The act slowed the economy of New England and the south. The act was seen as one of many precursors to war. | 22 | |
8061913226 | Louisiana Purchase | 1803, the U.S. spends $15 million to buy a large amount of land from the west of the Mississippi from France; doubled the size of the United States | 23 | |
8061913227 | Non-Intercourse Act | After the Embargo act was repealed, it allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britian and France. | 24 | |
8061913228 | Mosquito Fleet | It is the term used to describe the United States Navy's fleet of small gunboats, leading up to and during the War of 1812. Used with success against barbary pirates. | 25 | |
8061913229 | Barbary Pirates | Looted US ships and indirectly declared war. Jefferson sent the navy to stop them. Mosquito fleet was used with much success here. | 26 | |
8061913230 | Sacajawea | Shoshoni woman who helped Lewis and Clark in their expodition | 27 | |
8061913231 | William Henry Harrison | Governor of Indiana Territory who defeated Tecumseh and the Prophet (Tenskwatawa) | 28 | |
8061913232 | Battle of the Thames | Led by William Henry Harrison, Tecumseh is killed, Indian confederacy dream perished | 29 | |
8061913233 | War of 1812 | America entered for freedom of the seas and against (British) Indian issues | 30 | |
8061913234 | Battle of Tippecanoe | Led by William Henry Harrison, the Prophet is killed. Harrison is celebrated as a hero. | 31 | |
8061913235 | Sally Hemmings | Slave of Thomas Jefferson's who federalists said that he had children with. | 32 | |
8061913236 | Battle of Horseshoe Bend | Andrew Jackson crushed the Creek Indians on March 27, 1814, effectively breaking the Indian rebellion and leaving the entire area east of the Mississippi open for safe settlement | 33 | |
8061913237 | Andrew Jackson | Military leader in charge of crushing the creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. | 34 |
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