Vocab Flashcards
William Clark
A skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea
A young Native American woman who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to explore territory gained through the Louisiana Purchase.
Zebulon Pike
Led two expeditions, one of which explored the Colorado Rockies. Also let British know that the American Flag would be flying over the Louisiana Territory.
Orders in Council
closed European ports to foreign shipping unless they stopped first in a British port
Berlin and Milan Decrees
French statement of intent to seize any neutral shipping vessels that traded with British or obeyed the Orders in Council.
Chesapeake Affair
centered around the British firing on American frigate when it refused to stop to allow British to search for a deserter. This incident stirred a desire for war among the American people.
embargo
a government order prohibiting commercial ships sailing into or out of ports
Tecumseh
Unified native tribes to resist westward settlement and restore Indian lands
William Henry Harrison
General who marched on Prophetstown
Henry Clay
led a coalition of western and southern Congressmen who were united by their strong nationalism and desire to be free of the English
War Hawks
Congressman from the South and West who pushed for war against the British
War of 1812
Britain and US fought over freedom of the sea, impressment
Oliver Hazard Perry
Naval officer who led the US victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813
Andrew Jackson
Led forces to win the battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans
the last major conflict of the War of 1812, which made Andrew Jackson a hero
Treaty of Ghent
treaty that ended the war of 1812
nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
James Monroe
The Missouri Compromise in 1821., the fifth President of the United States .His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine
caucus
a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
incumbent
the person already holding an elective office
Adams-Onis treaty
Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States
Monroe Doctrine
A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
