Jeffersonian Era and The War of 1812
Lewis and Clark Expedition
(1804-1806) expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquire Louisiana Purchase. It had 3 main goals: map and study the land (geography); make contact with Native Americans; and see if waterway exists between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.
Louisiana Purchase
1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, doubled the size of the US.
Embargo
A government order preventing trade with another country.
War of 1812
A war between the United States and Great Britain
Meriwether Lewis
Army captain asked by Thomas Jefferson to lead western expedition of the Louisiana territory.
Fort McHenry
Baltimore fort which inspired the Star Spangled Banner
1st phase of War of 1812
Battles taking place in the Great Lakes region and Canada
2nd phase of war of 1812
Blockading east coast of United States and attacking from the Gulf of Mexico
Washington D.C.
Capital of the United States and burned by the British in the War of 1812
William Clark
Co-leader of the Lewis and clark expedition
France
Country we bought the Louisiana Purchase from
Foreign policy
Decisions and principles that guide a government's actions toward other countries
Andrew Jackson
During the War of 1812 he won the Battle of New Orleans
Impressment
During the War of 1812 it was the British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy.
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812
James Madison
Fourth President of the United States and was president during the War of 1812
Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key observed the battle of Fort Mchenry and wrote his thoughts down in a poem called the "Star Spangled Banner"
Battle of New Orleans
Jackson led a battle that occurred when British troops attacked U.S. soldiers in New Orleans on January 8, 1815; the War of 1812 had officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in December, 1814, but word had not yet reached the U.S.
Napoleon
Leader of France when we bought the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
President of the United States and bought the Louisiana Purchase from France
Dolly Madison
Presidents wife, she had to flee the white house before they set it on fire; saved valuable papers including Washington's portrait
Blockade
The action of shutting a port or road to keep people or supplies from moving in or out of a particular area.
3 cents
The amount per acre the US paid for the Louisiana Purchase
War hawk
Those in favor of going to war with the British.
Francis Scott Key
United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. The poem later became the Star Spangled Banner.
US forces in War of 1812
Unprepared Mainly Militia Untrained Officers Little Experience Small Navy
White House
Was burned down by the British
15 Million
What the United States paid for the Louisiana Purchase
British forces in war of 1812
World Power Trained Soldiers Trained Officers A lot of Experience Largest Navy in World
Expedition
a long and carefully organized journey for a particular purpose.
Nationalism
a strong loyalty to one's own nation