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UNIT 6 VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 12th Amendment | Amendment that pt presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ticket |
| Revolution of 1800 | refers to Thomas Jefferson election in 1800 in which the government would become more democratic |
| John Marshall | Federalist and chief Justice of the Supreme court, increased the power of the federal government |
| Marbury v. Madison | court case in which judicial review was used for the first time |
| Judicial review | the process of the judicial branch declaring a law to be unconstitutional |
| Barbary Pirates | pirates from North Africa that demanded a bribe in exchange for safe use of the Mediterranean Sea |
| tribute | payment to a large nation for safe passage or protection |
| Embargo Act | law passed by Thomas Jefferson that banned trade with all foreign nations, it was a disaster and made Jefferson very unpopular |
| Lewis and Clark | Explored the Louisiana Territory to find a Northwest Passge, make peaceful contact with Native and document the plant and animal life of the area |
| Louisiana Purchase | the land bought from France in 1803 that went from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains |
| Missouri River | route that Lewis and Clark followed as they explored the Louisiana Territory |
| Sacagawea | native guide that assisted Lewis and Clark by acting as an interpreter |
| impressment | forcing sailors to serve in another country's navy against there will |
| Tecumseh | Native American leader that dreamed of the confederacy of tirbes to stop US expansion westward |
| Tippecanoe | battle fought between William Henry Harrison and Tecumseh's forces that ended Tecumseh's dream of native confederacy, fought near Prohetown |
| William Henry Harrison | War of 1812 general that became a hero for defeating Tecumseh at Tippecanoe and the Battle of the Thames |
| Thomas Jefferson | President of that doubled the doubled of the United States |
| Treaty of Ghent | Agreement that officially ended the war of 1812,, nothing was gained by the Americans or British |
| War of 1812 | Fought because American were tied of British impressessmet and Congressman wanted land in Canada |
| Fort McHenry | American victory at Baltimore; the Star-Spangled Banner was written as a result of this battle |
| Thames River | Battle in which William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh for the last time, fought in Canada after the Battle of Lake Erie |
| Horseshoe Bend | Battle fought in Alabama when Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek nation; secured millions of acres of Creek land for American settlement |
| Nationalism | a feeling of pride in your nation |
| Andrew Jackson | Tennessee General that became famous for defeating the creek at Horseshoes Bend and the British at New Orleans |
| Lake Erie | Battle fought and won by Americans to control the Great lakes Region; Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the American forces |
| Battle of New Orleans | Last battle of the War of 1812, resounding victory for the US, made Andrew Jackson a national hero |
| Washington DC | capital city that was burned during the war of 1812 |
| Hartford Convention | Meeting of Federalist to protest of war 1812 |
| Convention of 1818 | Agreement in which the British and Americans set the US- Canada border as the 49 the parallel |
| Adams Onis Treaty | deal between the Us and Spain that ceded Florida to the US |
| John Quincy Adams | Secretary of state that worked out the Convention of 1818 and the Adams Onis Tready |
| Era of good Feelings | Time period following the war of 1812 in which there was only one political party and a feeling of unity and nationalism in America |
| James Monroe 5th | President of the US during the Era of good Feelings |
| Monroe Doctrine | Speech to Europe that said the western hemisphere was off limits to colonization,the US would protect Latin America |
| Latin America | South, Central and parts of North America claimed by either Spain or Portugal |