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| pioneer | a person who creates a path, usually to make a new home and lead a settlement |
| Louisiana Purchase | the territory purchased by the United States from France in 1803, reaching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| War Hawks | members of Congress who wanted the United States to go to war against Great Britain |
| War of 1812 | War between Great Britain and the United States from 1812 to 1815 |
| Battle of New Orleans | A United States victory over British forces in the last battle of the War of 1812 |
| Era of Good Feelings | The name given to the period of peace and prosperity that followed the War of 1812 |
| Monroe Doctrine | A declaration by President Monroe in 1823 that opposed European interference in the Western Hemisphere |
