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James Madison
Founding father, wrote most of the constitution and president during the war of 1812
William Henry Harrison
Military leader, met the Native Americans at Tippecanoe
Tecumseh
Leader of the Native Americans, tried to get the tribes to work together against the white settlers
Washington DC
The British attacked our capital and they burned most of it down
Louisiana Purchase
Bought a huge chunk of land from England
Judicial
To make sure laws are fair
Senate
2 for each state; there are 100 members
House of Representatives
435 members; part of the legislative branch
Legislative
Pass laws and make sure people are happy
Declaration of Independence
A break up letter to England
Constitution
Rules of our country; 7 articles, 4 parts, 10 bill of rights, 17 amendments
Ratify
to approve or vote on
Embargo
ban on trade
Judicial Review
The idea that the Supreme Court can overturn unconstitutional laws
Fort McHenry
Fort in Baltimore, Maryland, protected the city (Baltimore) from a big attack
Francis Scott Key
Watched the battle in Baltimore, wrote a poem, that poem is now our national anthem
Andrew Jackson
Military general, fought and won a battle at New Orleans, became a National hero
3
How many branches of government are there?
George Washington
1st president, American Revolution general
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, 3rd president, bought Louisiana Purchase
Aaron Burr
3rd Vice president, killed Hamilton in a duel
John Marshall
Supreme court justice, came up with judicial review
Alexander Hamilton
Founding father, came up with our money system and the national bank
William Clark
Military man from Ohio, led the expedition to the Pacific with another person
Napoleon Bonaparte
Emperor of France, sold us Louisiana purchase
Sacagewea
Native American who went with Lewis and Clark on their expedition and served as their interpreter.
Meriwether Lewis
Jefferson’s secretary, helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore Western America and take a journey to the Pacific Ocean
We needed the land to make us look rich, farming, and for more people wanting to move out west. The land was used for shipping, like in New Orleans, farming, like in Iowa and Nebraska, and getting Oil. A region of the Louisiana Purchase is still used today for mining, like Colorado, shipping, like in New Orleans, and farming, in places like Iowa and Nebraska.
Essay question: In 1803, the US bought a large chunk of land called Louisiana. As we created states out of that land, the issue of Slavery in the new states was a big deal. Why did we need more land? What was the land used for? Explain how a region of that chunk is still important today?
