The War of 1812
The act of being forced to serve in the Armed Forces
Impressment
The actions a government takes and relation to other governments and nations
Foreign policy
A person who can translate from one language to another
Interpreter
A severe shortage of food
Famine
A line of wagons traveling as a group
Wagon Train
A patriotic song used to express praise or loyalty to a nation
Anthem
A policy made by President James Monroe, warning European Nations to stay out of the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
And undeveloped region of the edge of settled territory
Frontier
The act of ending or abolishing something, such as slavery
Abolition
A covered wagon with large wheels used for transportation to the West
Prairie Schooner
A person who is injured or killed in war
Casualty
The right to vote
Suffrage
A person who settles a new place before others
Pioneer
Change for the better
Reform
Poor treatment of a person or group on their religion
Persecution
A strong feeling of pride in one’s nation
Nationalism
The forced March 15,000 Cherokee in 1838 traveling from the American South east to Indian territory in present day, Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
The President who bought the Louisiana Purchase from France
President Thomas Jefferson
Escaped from slavery in the South and gave speeches
Frederick Douglas
The number of acres you could claim if you were married and ventured out to Oregon
640 acres
The two nations that was at war with each other
France and Great Britain
The President that signed the treaty for the trail of tears act
President Andrew Jackson
Sold the Louisiana Purchase from to the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth
These mountains made it difficult to venture out west
Rocky Mountains