War of 1812
What happened to Washington D.C. during the War of 1812?
What document, written by Thomas Jefferson, said that states should be able to decide if I law is constitutional or not.
The Kentucky Resolves.
Who was the second president of the United States
John Adams
The group of people who advise the president
Cabinet
At what Battle did General Andrew Jackson defeat the British in 1814?
The Battle of New Orleans
The First Amendment-- the right to free speech
Please give one reason why Thomas Jefferson was so eager to buy the Louisiana Territory from France.
He believed it was the destiny of the U.S. to spread from the Atlanta to the Pacific.
He was worried that Napoleon might use the Louisiana Territory as a base from which he could move out to control more American territory.
An agreement made with a foreign country or group of countries.
Treaty
Name one reason why the War Hawks wanted to go to war with Great Britain.
During its war with France, British ships stopped American ships at sea and sometimes seized their cargo
The British forced American sailors to serve in the British navy
The firing of the H.M.S. Little Belt on the U.S.S. President
The desire to take Canada from the British in a war.
Name two important points George Washington made in his farewell address.
Americans should be prouder to be Americans than from their state
Avoid factions and political parties because they cause division in society
Religion makes people good citizens
Name one leader of the early Republican Party AND the one leader of the early Federalist Party
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
An act or acts that seriously undermine a government's authority
Sedition
Name one result of the War of 1812
The war helped Americans to think of themselves as citizens of one nation
The war brought the British and Americans closer together
What do political parties do?
spread ideas about what is good for society
run candidates in elections
What two men were sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark
To force someone to serve in the military or navy
Name the treaty that ended the War of 1812
The Treaty of Ghent
What is politics?
The art by which people live together in society
What American Commodore defeated the British in the naval battle on Lake Erie in September 1813? He captained a ship that flew a flag saying "Don't Give Up the Ship!"
Oliver Hazard Perry
Keelboat