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AJ Chapter 9
AJ Chapter 9 Sections 9-2, 9-3 and 9-4 only
Question | Answer |
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Conestoga wagon | wagon topped with white canvas and drawn by horses, mules or oxen |
secede | to withdraw (from the Union) |
tribute | protection money (paid to pirates) |
neutral rights | the right to sail the seas and not take sides |
impressment | forcing people to serve in the navy (British did this to Americans) |
embargo | prohibits trade with another country |
Embargo Act of 1807 | banned imports from and exports to all foreign countries |
Nonintercourse Act of 1809 | banned trade with Britain and France only |
Tecumseh | native american chief who tried to unite tribes to resist westward expansion |
the Prophet | Tecumseh's brother, led native americans against whites at Battle of Tippecanoe |
War Hawks | group of politicians who pressured President Madison to go to war against Britain |
nationalism | loyalty to country |
Prophetstown | location of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
Napoleon Bonaparte | leader of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase |
Louisiana Territory | land bordered by the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains |
Sacagawea | native american woman who joined Lewis and Clark and acted as a guide |
frigate | warship |
privateer | armed private ships acting as military ships |
War of 1812 | between U.S. and Britain - fighting took place in the U.S., in Canada, and at sea |