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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd president, Democratic Republic, and built the Monticello. |
| Conestoga Wagons | Held 6 tons, heavy, and 18th centery |
| Tribute | Payment made periodically by a state or ruler to another |
| Impressment | Taking american sailors and forcing them into battle |
| Embargo | Prohibit trade with another country |
| War Hawks | A group of republican congressmen who declared war against Great Britian |
| Nationalism | Loyalty to their country |
| Francis Scott Key | An attorney who wrote the star spangled banner. |
| Treaty of Ghent | No change of border, impressment, and neutral rights. |
| Battle of New Orleans | Americans achieve a decisive victory |
| Andrew Jackson | Attacked the Creeks, killing 550 creek people. |
| James Madison | 4th president, first president to ask congress to declarewar |
| Dolly Madison | Wife of Jame Madison's, noted for c=social gifts, and risked her life for George Washington's Portrait. |
| Sacagawea | Shoshone, joined Lewis and Clark. and traveled 4,000 miles with them. |
| Privateers | Privatly owned boats attacking British Ships. |
| Napoleon Banaparte | Frances leader, Create empires in Europe and the Americas |
| Aaron Burr | Had duel with Alexander Hamilton and won. |
| Alexander Hamilton | Had duel with Aaron Burr and perpously lost. |
| Excise Tax | Taxes |