A | B |
democratic | ensuring that all people have the same rights |
laissez faire | idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs |
judicial review | power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a President of laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
expedition | long journey or voyage of exploration |
Continental Divide | mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of the continent |
Sacajawea | Native American that accompanied Lewis & Clark on their way West |
impressment | act of forcing someone to join the navy |
smuggler | a person who violates trade laws by illegally taking goods into or out of a country |
neutral | not taking sides |
nationalism | pride in one's nation/country |
Oliver Hazard Perry | a U.S. Captain that designed & built his own ships |
Pinckney Treaty | Spain agrees to allow Americans to ship goods down the Mississippi River |
Treaty of Greenville | Native Americans agree to give up land for $. |
The Prophet | Spiritual Native American leader; Shawnee |
Tecumseh | Shawnee Indian who was spokesperson of Indian Confederation |
Tippecanoe | Battle site between whites and Native Americans |
Red Hair | Sacajawea's nickname for Clark |
Long Knife | Sacajawea's nickname for Lewis |
War Hawks | Members of Congress who called for War |
US Constitution | A ship used during the war of 1812 & is nicknamed "Old Ironsides" |