Native Resistance & Expansion
What was the main cause of growing conflict between Native peoples and American settlers?
American westward settlement onto Native lands.
Who became president after the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
What is impressment?
The forced seizure of sailors into British naval service
Which country did the United States fight in the War of 1812?
Britain
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Who was Tecumseh?
A Native leader who organized resistance to U.S. expansion.
What enormous territory did the United States purchase in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory/Louisiana Purchase
Which two European powers interfered with American overseas trade?
Britain and France
What were War Hawks?
Americans/politicians who supported going to war with Britain
Who was the influential chief justice of the Supreme Court?
John Marshall
Who was Tecumseh's brother and religious leader of the resistance movement?
Tenskwatawa
Which country sold Louisiana to the United States?
France
What did Jefferson's Embargo of 1807 attempt to stop?
American overseas trade
Name two causes of the War of 1812.
1. British interference with American trade
2. impressment of sailors
3. western/Native conflict.
What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
Judicial review
What happened at the Battle of Tippecanoe?
U.S. forces attacked and weakened the Native confederacy associated with Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa
Who did Jefferson send to explore the newly acquired western territory?
Lewis and Clark
Why did Jefferson impose the embargo?
He hoped economic pressure would force Britain and France to respect American neutral trading rights
What happened to Washington, D.C., during the war?
British forces captured and burned parts of the city
What is judicial review?
The Supreme Court's power to determine whether laws are constitutional
Why did Native nations form confederacies during this period?
Cooperation gave them a stronger chance of defending their lands against expanding American settlement and military power
Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the United States?
It dramatically expanded U.S. territory and opened enormous areas to American exploration and settlement
Why is the Embargo of 1807 generally considered unsuccessful?
Instead of forcing Britain and France to change their policies, it badly damaged the American economy
What happened at the Battle of New Orleans, and what made its timing unusual?
Andrew Jackson's forces defeated the British, but the Treaty of Ghent had already been signed before the battle occurred
How did McCulloch v. Maryland strengthen the federal government?
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional and that states could not interfere with legitimate federal powers