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1800 - War of 1812
American History 1 Unit 3 Part 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Purchase | the 1803 purchase by the United States of France’s Louisiana Territory - extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition\ | 1804 expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase |
| Marbury v. Madison | an 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish legislative acts by declaring them unconstitutional; this power came to be known as judicial review |
| Impressment | the forcible seizure of men for military service |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | The United States stopped ALL trade with Europe |
| War Hawk | one of the members of Congress who favored war with Britain in the early years of the 19th century |
| Tecumseh | Shawnee chief who formed Native American confederation to fight Americans |
| War of 1812 | war between the United States and Great Britain over trade and expansion |
| Hartford Convention | 1814 meeting of Federalists from New England who opposed the War of 1812 and demanded constitutional amendments to empower their region |
| Treaty of Ghent | the 1814 treaty that ended the War of 1812 |
| Battle of New Orleans | War of 1812 battle when the U.S. defeated British in January of 1815 - after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed |
| Nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one nation |
| Election of 1800 | Decided by the House of Representatives due to a tie in the electoral college between Jefferson and Burr |
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