| A | B |
|---|
| inaugurate | to swear into office |
| Federal Judiciary Act | act that created a court system and divided authority between the state and federal courts |
| cabinet | heads of the departments that help the president lead the nation |
| tariff | tax on imported foreign goods |
| foreign policy | relations with the government of other countries |
| political party | group of people who try to promote ideas and influence government, and back candidates for office |
| states' rights | states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 land purchase from France, gave the US the port of New Orleans and doubled the size of the country |
| Meriwether Lewis | explorer chosen to lead an expedition into the Louisiana Territory |
| Lewis & Clark expedition | trip to explore the Louisiana Territory |
| Sacagawea | Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis & Clark |
| Zebulon Pike | army officer who led an expedition into the southern part of the Louisiana Territory |
| impressment | kidnapping of sailors to work on ships |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | act passed by Congress to stop all foreign trade with the US |
| Tecumseh | Shwnee chief who tried to unite Native American tribes |
| War Hawks | Westerners who called for war against Britain |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | naval officer whose fleet defeated the British force on Lake Erie |
| Battle of the Thames | fight in which General Harrison defeated British forces in the Northwest |
| Francis Scott Key | Washington lawyer, watched all night battle at Fort McHenry, showed his price by writing what became the national anthem |
| Treaty of Ghent | treaty that ended the War of 1812 |
