Vocabulary
People
Politics N'At
War of 1812
Native Americans
100
A group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers
What is a cabinet?
100
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
100
Address given by Washington, warning against alliances with other countries
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
100
Kidnapping of American sailors leading up to the War of 1812
What is impressment?
100
Native American warrior who tried to unite the Native Americans to protect their land
Who is Tecumseh?
200
A war between Britain and the United states, took place in 1812
What is the War of 1812?
200
Washington's Secretary of State, third president of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Political party started by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
200
Act which closed American ports and prohibited Americans from trading with other countries
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
200
The forcible relocation and movement of Native Americans
What is the Trail of Tears?
300
A group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government, also backs candidates for office
What is a political party?
300
President during the Indian Removal Acts
Who is Andrew Jackson?
300
Political Party started by Alexander Hamilton
What are the Federalists?
300
Decisive battle in Louisianna in which Andrew Jackson and American troops beat the British
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
300
Group of Native Americans who tried to become more "white" in order to protect their land. This included creating a newspaper and a constitution.
Who are the Cherokee?
400
To swear in or induct into office in a formal ceremony
What is inaugurate?
400
Washington's Secretary of Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
Rebellion in western PA over whiskey, one of the first problems faced by Washington's administration
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
400
Westerners who called for war against the British and the NAtive Americans
Who are the War Hawks?
400
Group of Native Americans who resisted removal from their lands for over ten years. Ancestors preside in present day Florida?
Who are the Seminoles?
500
A tax on imported goods
What is a tariff?
500
Author of the Star Spangled Banner
Who is Francis Scott Key?
500
President who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
The battle that inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner
What is the Battle of Fort McHenry?
500
River which Native Americans were forced to move across during the Indian Removal Act
What is the Mississippi River?
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