| A | B |
|---|
| democratic | ensure that all people have the same rights |
| laissez-faire | "let alone" policy of government practiced by Thomas Jefferson. He believed the government should stay out of economics and business. |
| Marbury v. Madison | this case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review |
| judicial review | the power to decide if laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
| Lewis and Clark | Chosen by Thomas Jefferson to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase. They were also to map a route to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Sacajawea | The Shoshone Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark through the Rocky Mountains |
| Zebulon Pike | explore up the Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers and through present day Colorado and New Mexico |
| continental divide | a mountain range that separates river systems |
| Barbary States | name given to Northern African States |
| embargo | a ban on trade with another country |
| Embargo Act | forbid Americans from trading with any other country. (No imports or exports ) |
| New England merchants | the group hurt most by the Embargo Act |
| nationalism | pride in one's country |
| War Hawks | members of Congress from the West and South that wanted to go to war against Britain |
| The most outspoken War Hawk | Henry Clay |
| impressment | forcing people into service: the British forced Americans into service in the British Navy |
| Battle of Tippicanoe | the first battle that led to a long and deadly war on the frontier beween Native Americans and white settlers |
| Dolly Madison | before Britain burned Washington, she gathered important Presidential papers and Washington's portrait |
| Battle of New Orleans | fought after the War of 1812 ended |
| Andrew Jackson | became a national hero because of the Battle of New Orleans |
| Hartford Convention | people from New England protested the War of 1812 because the British blockaded their ports. |
| Treaty of Ghent | ended the War of 1812; nothing was settled "everything went back to prewar status" |
