Lewis and Clark/War of 1812

Battle of Lake Erie

Battle of Lake Erie (1813) U.S. victory in the War of 1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain's control of Lake Erie

Battle of New Orleans

Battle of New Orleans (1815) the greatest U.S. victory in the War of 1812; actually took place two weeks after a peace treaty had been signed ending the war

Cameahwait

Brother of Sacagawea, chief of the Shosone Villages in the Lemhi Range of the Bitterroot mountains.Traded horses with Louis and Clark and identified the route to the Pacific

Toussaint Charbonneau

French Canadian fur trader living among the Hidatsa Indians who signed on to be an interpreter for the expedition

Non-Intercourse Act

Non-Intercourse Act (1809) a law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations except Britain, France, and their colonies

Jean- Baptiste Charbonneau

Son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Carried by Sacagawea on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Judicial review

the Supreme Court's power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

John Adams

(1735-1826) American statesman, he was a delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, vice president to George Washington, and the second president of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

(1743-1826) American statesman, and member of two Continental Congresses, chairman of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, the Declaration's main author and one of its signers, and the third president of the United States.

James Madison

(1751-1836) American statesman, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the fourth president of the United States and is called the father of the Constitution for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention. He led the United States through the War of 1812.

William Clark

(1770-1838)American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in an expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806) Clark was responsible for the careful map making en route

Meriwether Lewis

(1774-1809) American soldier and explorer who led the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River and served as governor of the Louisiana Territory (1806-1809)

Sacagawea

(1784-1812) Shoshone woman who, along with her French fur-trapper husband, accompanied and aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition and proved to be an invaluable guide and interpreteur

Oliver Hazard Perry

(1785-1819) American naval captain who put together the fleet that defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.

Louisiana Purchase

(1803) the purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the United States

Embargo

(1807) a law that prohibited American merchants from trading with other countries

keelboat

A riverboat with a keel but without sails used for carrying freight

Northwest Passage

A series of waterways connecting the East Coast of the North American continent to the west coast sought by Lewis and Clark. They found none within the US and Oregon Country that they explored, but one exists through the Arctic Archipelago of northern Canada along the northern coast of Alaska.

Tecumseh

Tecumseh: (1768-1813) Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.

Portage

The carrying of boats and supplies overland between 2 waterways or around obstacle of navigation.

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of Ghent (1814) a treaty signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812

Lewis and Clark expedition

an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase

impressment

impressment the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy; led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s

War Hawks

members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe