Vocab
a formal agreement between two sides of a conflict stating the terms they need to follow to end the war
Treaty
The first president
George Washington
The job Jefferson thought every American should have to be successful
Farming
This group of men did the work to convince Congress we needed to go to war with Britain if we wanted to be taken seriously as a country
The War Hawks
two most notable crops grown in the South
Tobacco and Cotton
an uplifting song identified with a group or cause
anthem
the second president (who only served for 4 years because people didn't really want to reelect him after he made it illegal to talk bad about him)
John Adams
The big buy Jefferson made to almost double the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase
Religious movement in the colonies where angry preachers threatened you with going to hell if you didn't go back to church
Great Awakening
the act of forcibly taking men from another country (in our case, from their ships) and making them serve in the military
impressment
the name of John Adam's policy that made it illegal for citizens or noncitizens to speak out against the government
Alien and Sedition Acts
The pair sent to explore the new territory gained by Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
the largest battle of the War of 1812
the Battle of New Orleans
Country we fought in the Revolutionary War
an action meant to serve as a rule, guide, or example for the future
precedent
This person was shot after breaking the tie between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson for the third presidential election
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson's attempt to block trade with the British as revenge for impressment
Embargo of 1807
The man who wrote our National Anthem
Francis Scott Key
The letter the colonists wrote to officially separate themselves from Britain
Declaration of Independence
speaking in a way that's meant to convince other people to go against the government
sedition
whoever took second in the presidential election became the vice president
Name one of the two types of American money Thomas Jefferson appears on (1000 points if you can get both of them)
two dollar bill, and the nickel
The Treaty of Ghent
The compromise that counted all non-white people in America as a fraction of a whole person when counting the population
The three-fifths compromise