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Unit Six VSQ's
By HS8A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Adams | Represented the Federalists in the election of 1800, ran against the Democratic-Republicans |
| Thomas Jefferson | Represented the Democratic-Republicans in the election of 1800, ran against the Federalists |
| John Marshall | A Federalist appointed by John Adams, was the chief justice of the United States |
| Marbury V. Madison | A case that helped establish the Supreme Court's power to check the power of the other branches of government |
| Judicial Review | The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional |
| Louisiana Purchase | The acquisition of 827,000 square miles of land from France by the United States in 1803, for $15 million, doubling the size of the United States, and specifically claiming middle America |
| Merriweather Lewis and William Clark | Led the two year expedition which explored the vast territory of the Louisiana Purchase |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | A journey commissioned by Thomas Jefferson and funded by the US (1804-1806) to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, primarily focusing on finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean |
| Sacagawea | An interpreter and guide for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast |
| Zebulon Pike | The American explorer for whom Pikes Peak is named, led an expedition through the southwestern portion of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase in 1806-7 |
| USS Constitution | A large warship sent to defend American merchant ships from pirates during the late 1700s and early 1800s |
| Impressment | The practice of seizing individuals into forced public service, typically military service, commonly used in the past, particularly by naval powers like Britain, to quickly man their ships during wartime |
| Embargo Act | A US law that prohibited all trade with foreign nations, including Britain and France, during President Thomas Jefferson's presidency |
| Non-Intercourse Act | A US law following the Embargo Act that partially repealed the Embargo Act of 1807, prohibiting trade with Great Britain and France, but allowing trade with other nations |
| Tecumseh | A Shawnee chief and war leader who is known for his efforts to unite Native American tribes against the expansion of American settlers into the Northwest Territory |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | In 1811, U.S. forces led by Harrison defeated Tecumseh's Shawnee near Prophetstown. This victory was a key precursor to the War of 1812. |
| War Hawks | A group of mostly young congressmen, primarily from the South and West, who advocated for war with Great Britain in the early 19th century, particularly leading up to the War of 1812 |
| James Madison | Elected president in 1808 |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | The man who was to lead the Lake Erie American fleet to victory during the War of 1812 |
| Battle of Lake Erie | The U.S. won the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, forcing the British to surrender and allowing America to regain Detroit and parts of the Northwest Territory |
| Andrew Jackson | The commander of the Tennessee militia (1813-1814 Creek War), earning the Americans a victory against the Native Creeks |
| Treaty of Fort Jackson | Concluded the Creek War between the United States and the Creek Nation, forcing the Creek Nation to cede over 21 million acres of land |
| Battle of New Orleans | Made Andrew Jackson a hero and was the last major conflict of the War of 1812, fought between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under General Andrew Jackson, US victory |
| Hartford Convention | Federalists agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet with Congress in a secret convention |
| Treaty of Ghent | Peace treaty signed in Belgium on December 24, 1814, ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain |
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