Vocabulary
Geography
Important People
War At Sea
Events & Policies
100
The act of setting an example for others to follow.
What is precedent?
100
The large river that Lewis and Clark explored.
What is the Missouri River?
100
Shoshone that was a guide for Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
100
The act of taking American sailors from their ships and forcing them to serve in another navy.
What is impressment?
100
This event was the first time a president called upon the militia to enforce a law.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
200
A ban on trade with another country.
What is embargo?
200
Ft McHenry is located in this city and state.
What is Baltimore, MD?
200
A navy lieutenant that built his own ships and won the victory at Lake Erie against the British in 1813.
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?
200
City burned by the British when they landed in Maryland during the War of 1812.
What was Washington DC?
200
The Adam-Onis Treaty added this state to the US.
What was Florida?
300
To withdraw (pull away) from a country.
What is secede?
300
Washington, DC is located on this river.
What is the Potomac River?
300
Federalist and first Secretary of State who believed in a national bank and paying back the national debt acquired in the American Revolution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
US ship nicknamed "Old Ironsides".
What is the "Constitution".
300
In 1823, the President made a statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
400
Actions to overthrow a country.
What is sedition?
400
The natural boundary between the states of IL and IN.
What is the Wabash River?
400
Created an alphabet for his Cherokee people in 1821.
Who is Sequoyah?
400
This US navy officer burned the "Philadelphia" so that the Barbary pirates could not use it.
Who is Stephen Decatur?
400
A treaty that was ratified in 1795 to avoid war with Great Britain.
What was the Jay Treaty?
500
The idea that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
What is laissez-faire?
500
This Great Lake saw much action during the War of 1812.
What is Lake Erie?
500
A revolutionist Catholic priest who in 1811 after leading a revolt in Mexico was captured and executed by the Spanish government.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo
500
Oct 5, 1813, this battle was the direct result of Perry's naval victory on Lake Erie. Tecumseh loses his life.
What is the Battle of the Thames?
500
The Supreme Court case that se a precedent for judicial review.
What was "Marbury vs Madison"?
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