Chapter9 Flashcards

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Embargo Act

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Forbade trade with either Great Britain or France, with whom Britain was then at war.

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12th Amendment

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Enabled electors to cast separate ballots for president and vice president.

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Barbary pirates

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Pirates that kidnapped American ships in the Mediterranean.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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First Emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history.

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Louisiana Purchase

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530 million acres of territory the US purchased from France in 1803 for US $15 million.

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Meriwether Lewis & William Clark

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Led in an expidition to explore Lousiana Territory.

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impressment

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Force someone to serve in the Army or Navy

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War Hawks

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Intensely nationalistic prowar representatives who were elected to the House

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Francis Scott Key

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Author of the Star Spangled Banner

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Treaty of Ghent

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Peace negotiated for the War of 1812

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Era of Good Feelings

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Monroe’s time in office

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Monroe Doctrine

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Nations who try to colonize land in North or South America viewed as acts of aggression

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