| A | B |
| pioneer | person who leads way to make new home & become settler there |
| Louisiana Purchase | territory purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803, reaching the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains & from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| War Hawks | members of Congress from South and West ; wanted the U.S. to go to war against Great Britain |
| War of 1812 | war between Great Britain & the U.S. from 1812-1815 |
| Battle of New Orleans | a U.S. victory over British Forces in the last battle of the War of 1812 |
| Era of Good Feeling | name given to the period of peace & prosperity that followed the War of 1812 |
| political map | map that shows boundaries of states & countries |
| Monroe Doctrine | declaration by Pres. Monroe in 1832-opposes Europe's interference in western hemispher |