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| conflict that resulted in victory despite poor preparation; Captain Oliver Hazard Perry designed and built his own fleet; his report of victory: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." |
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| conflict fought after the War of 1812 ended;caused Andrew Jackson to become a national hero |
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| Battle of Tippecanoe 1811 |
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| conflict that white settlers celebrated as a major victory; troops were led by Governor of Indiana Territory, Wm.Henry Harrison, who later became president |
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| conflict that resulted in establishing judicial review |
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| needed money to finance wars in Europe and so sold Louisiana to the United States |
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| Lewis and Clark expedition |
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| created a map of route to the Pacific and knowledge of plants, animals, and Native Americans in the West |
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| Congress banned all foreign trade at Jefferson's request hurting American shipping and agricultural activities and increasing smuggling among Americans |
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| goal was to return to the old ways and unite to resist white settlers |
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| conflict in which the US had an army and navy that were small and unprepared; Washington D.C. was burned by the British and Frances Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" |
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| the right of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional and to reject laws that it considers unconstitutional |
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| major shipping route for most western farmers to ship their goods in early 1800s |
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| the Supreme Court case that established judicial review; the decision was written by Chief Justice John Marshall |
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| wanted to reduce the size of US Army, Navy, federal budget, and the number of government workers |
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| neutrality of American ships |
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| violated by British and French navies seizing American ships |
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| mostly Federalists who opposed the War of 1812 and threatened succession |
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| a conflict in Baltimore that followed the burning of Washington, D.C.; inspired Frances Scott Key to write the "Star Spangled Banner" |
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| restored prewar conditions; "Nothing was adjusted; nothing was settled" |
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| "let alone;" an economic idea promoted by Adam Smith in his book, "The Wealth of Nations" which encouraged a free market with little regulation |
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| Spain agreed to let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi and story them in New Orleans; negotiated during Washington's presidency |
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| mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent |
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| bribe; was demanded by the Barbary States of North Africa for protection against pirates |
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| practice of forcing people into service; British would stop American ships and take sailors for their ships |
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| replaced the Embargo Act, allowing Americans to trade with all nations except Britain and France |
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| members of Congress from southern states who called for war against Britain |
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| devotion to one's country |
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| Treaty of Greenville 1795 |
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| leaders of the Miamis and other Indian nations gave up land that would later become Ohio |
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