| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Laissez Faire | A term referring to a loose government policy - "to let alone" |
| Judicial Review | the Supreme Court's ability to decide whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional or not |
| Secede | to break away |
| War Hawks | Republicans who wanted to go to war with Britain |
| Impressment | Taking another country's citizens and forcing them to serve in another country's navy/army |
| Democratic Republicans | The party of Thomas Jefferson; they wanted less government interference in citizens' lives |
| Nationalism | Love of one's country |
| Privateers | Private ships turned into fighting vessels |
| Frigates | Armed naval ships |
| Midnight Judges | Term used to describe the judges assigned to the Supreme Court by John Adams |
| Thomas Jefferson | Believed in laissez faire government, was suspected of having a relationship with Sally Hemings |
| Aaron Burr | Thomas Jefferson's Vice Presidential running mate |
| John Adams | Left the White House at 4 a.m. the morning of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration |
| John Marshall | Decided the court case, "Marbury vs. Madison" |
| William Marbury | Did not receive his commission to become judge. |
| Lewis and Clark | Picked by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase. |
| Zebulon Pike | Explored the Rocky Mountains; Pike's Peak is named after him. |
| Tecumseh and Prophet | Two indian brothers who attempted to unite Native Americans against white settlers; created Prophetstown |
| William Henry Harrison | Fought against Tecumseh and Prophet at Prophetstown |
| Andrew Jackson | Fought at the battles of Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans |
| Impressment | Never have I been able to put my foot on shore since I was brought on board the British ship, which is now three years. This statement describes... |
| New Orleans | Which battle in the War of 1812 was a victory led by Andrew Jackson |
| the war was already over | The ironic fact about the Battle of New Orleans was |
| 1. Explore and map new lands, make friends with Natives, create drawings of wildlife | Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Purchase to do what? |
| needed money to fight his wars | Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana to the US mainly because he |
| wanted to break away from the US | The Hartford Convention met in December 1814 because New Englanders |
| Treaty of Ghent | The document that ended the War of 1812. |
| Tippecanoe and Tyler too | William Henry Harrison ran as a presidential candidate on the slogan... |
| Francis Scott Key | Wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
| Fort McHenry | At what battle was the Star Spangled Banner written? |
| Easy access to Canada | Why did the Americans feel a need to attack the British at Lake Erie |
| Dolly Madison | Famous woman who saved paintings from the White House before the British burned it. |
| France | The Louisiana territory was purchased from... |
| Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton | The two men who fought in a dual in 1804 |
| George Washington | First President |
| John Adams | Second President |
| Thomas Jefferson | Third President |
| James Madison | Fourth President |
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