Ch. 7 U.S. History

Haitian Revolution

Large-scale successful slave revolt in Haitian Revolution against France rule

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Freed Haitian slave who led the Haitian Revolution against France

Jefferson’s Goals

Reduce the national debt and shrink the military during peacetime

Barbary Wars

War between the United States and Tripoli after Jefferson refused to pay tribute

Louisiana Purchase

The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Exploration of western lands ordered by Jefferson

Crops of Discovery

Official name of the Lewis and Clark expedition

Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

A British ship attacked and boarded the American Ship Chesapeake

Embargo Act

Stopped U.S. trade with Europe; hurt the economy and increased smuggling

Tecumseh

Native American leader who United tribes against U.S. expansion

Battle of Tippecanoe

William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh’s forces in Indiana

War Hawks

Members of Congress who wanted war with Britain

Henry Clay

Kentucky War Hawk and supporter of war with Britain

John C. Calhoun

South Carolina War Hawk and supporter of war with Britain

Oliver Hazard Perry

Defeated the British on Lake Erie with U.S. Navy

William Henry Harrison

U.S general who defeated Tecumseh in Indiana

Fort McHenry

British attack inspired The Star-Spangled Banner.

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty that ended the War of 1812 with no territorial changes

Effects of the War of 1812

Increased American nationalism and pride

Andrew Jackson

U.S. general who defended New Orleans during the War of 1812

Battle of New Orleans

Andrew Jackson, Choctaw allies, and pirates defeated the British in a major U.S. victory

Lewis and Clark were sent by Jefferson to explore what new land area acquired by the U.S. in 1803 from the French

Louisiana Purchase Land

President in 1803

Thomas Jefferson

John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay led this faction within Congress who argued that the U.S. should go to war with Britain

War Hawks

Inventor of the first steamboat in 1807

Robert Fulton

Toussanit L’Ouverture led a successful slave rebellion in this modern day country

Haiti

The act passed by Jefferson banned all U.S. trade to European countries, which hurt the U.S. economy

Embargo Act

Andrew Jackson became a national celebrity after winning over the British at this Battle

Battle of New Orleans

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

Francis Scott Key

What Native American leader brought Native American tribes together to push back against the U.S. in what is now Michigan and Indiana?

Tecumseh

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

Treaty of Ghent

Henry Clay was a congressman from what U.S. State?

Kentucky

What was the government name for the Lewis and Clark Expedition out west?

Crops of Discovery

During this incident, a British ship fired on an American Ship fired on an American Ship because the American Ship refused to stop to be impressed

Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

What U.S. Navy Admiral won a key victory over the British Navy on Lake Erie?

Oliver Hazard Perry

What was Lewis’ first name from the duo of Lewis and Clark?

Merriweather

The U.S. fought against the Regency of Tripoli in what wars that saw the U.S. military go to North Africa to free American sailors?

Barbary Wars

William Henry Harrison defeated a large Native American alliance led by Tenskwatawa at what battle in Indiana?

Battle of Tippecanoe

The “Star Spangled Banner” was inspired by the battle of Fort McHenry in what U.S. city?

Baltimore

How much did we purchase all of that land from the French for west of the Mississippi in 1803 money?

$ 15 million