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| Andrew Jackson | was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837;defender of New Orleans and expanded the power of the President |
| Francis Scott Key | was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland who is best known for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". |
| Battle of New Orleans | fought on Sunday, January 8, 1815, between the British & American armies; two weeks after the treaty of Ghent; result was an American Victory |
| Treaty of Ghent | The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain; set up future commissons to fix borders |
| Hartford Convention | a series of meetings from December 15, 1814 – January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power; removing the three-fifths compromise which gave slave states more power in Congress and requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress for the admission of new states, declarations of war, and creating laws restricting trade |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | dopted on September 24, 1789,established the federal judiciary |
| Pinckney's Treaty, | agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States;and establishing commercial arrangements favourable to the United States. |
| Declaration of Neutrality | a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793 that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. |
| Hamilton’s Financial Plan | BE FAT: Create a Bank, Excise taxes, Foreign trade, Assumption, Tariffs |
| two-party system | political system in which the electorate gives its votes largely to only two major parties and in which one or the other party can win a majority in the legislature. |
| Election of 1800 | election were Thomas Jefferson won the office of President; symbolized the peaceful transfer of power between 2 political parties |
| Thomas Jefferson | the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. |
| Battle of New Orleans | fought on Sunday, January 8, 1815, between the British & American armies; two weeks after the treaty of Ghent; result was an American Victory |
| Alexander Hamilton | leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr |
