Chapter 10 Flashcards
War of 1812 Treaty
Treaty of Ghent; December 1814
Louisiana Purchase
area west of Mississippi River; Spain had it & gave it to France; France sold to U.S. for $15 million; under Jefferson’s presidency in 1803
British allies in war
Native Americans-Tecumseh
revolution in Santo Domingo
made Napoleon give up his idea of empire & sell Louisiana Territory
Tecumseh
Shawnee leader; wanted to unite Native Americans
William Henry Harrison
attacked Prophetstown
the Prophet
Tecumseh’s brother (Tenskwatawa) & ally
tribute
protection money paid to Barbary pirates
Stephen Decatur
U.S. navy captain
War Hawks men
Henry Clay & John Calhoun
situation for Key’s poem
battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor; flag still flying next morning; British didn’t win
Oliver Hazard Perry
destroyed British naval forces in Lake Erie
election of 1800
tie between Jefferson & Burr; decision went to House of Representatives; Hamilton’s influence led to Jefferson win; Burr mad
Lewis & Clark expedition
explore; find plants & animals; look for Northwest Passage; meet & talk w/ people in territory
Battle of Tippecanoe
Americans won; Tecumseh joined forces w/British
judicial review
Supreme Court reviewing & ruling on acts of other branches of govt.
impressment
taking U.S. sailors & making them join British navy; violated neutral rights
Louisiana Purchase critiques (why people didn’t like it)
new areas would be Republican so Federalists upset; Massachusetts plotted to secede over it
campaigning in 1800
letters to leading citizens & newspapers to make views known; improper to go around & campaign like now
ESSAY: Why did the Embargo Act of 1807 divide the American people?
- Embargo Act put in place after attack on the Chesapeake
- trying to avoid war
- wiped out American commerce (trading)
- unemployment in New England b/c factories closed/making less
- nowhere to sell Southern cotton & tobacco
- price of wheat declined in West
- river traffic came to a halt
-everybody hated it but for different reasons
