After election of 1800

Livingston and Monroe

-Negotiated the LA purchase
- authorized to spend $10 mil

Napolean

offers Livingston and Monroe LA for 15 mil

Louisiana Purchase

Oct 30, 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, which doubled the size of the US.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

- 1804
- an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States

Sacagawea

Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark

Election of 1804

Thomas Jefferson is re-elected

Aaron Burr

Jefferson's Vice President; killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel

Embargo act of 1807

Law that forbade American ships from sailing to foreign ports and closed American ports to British ships

James Madison

- 4th President
- father of constitution

Tecumseh

A Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native American tribes

The Prophet

- brother of Tecumseh
- wants people to reject old white ways

Tecumseh and the Prophet

Formed a pan-Native American alliance with the backing of the British. Attempted to block westward expansion.

Reason for the War of 1812.

William Harrison

- general sent by Madison to Prophetstown
- General that put down -Tecumseh and his Rebellion.

5 civilized tribes

Native American tribes who had adopted American ways--Cherokee, Creek, Chocktaw, Chickasaw, Seminole

Battle of Tippecanoe

U.S. forces (Harrison) defeated Tecumseh and his followers

Impressment

British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service

John Randolph

- coined the phrase "war hawks"
- goes to congress for a declaration of war with Great Britian

War of 1812

A war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British

USS Constitution

warship which defeated the British Warship Guerriere in 1812 -- called "Old Ironsides"

Dolly Madison

Presidents wife, she had to flee the white house before they set it on fire; saved valuable papers including Washington's portrait

Fort McHenry

Baltimore fort which inspired the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

wrote the Star Spangled Banner

Treaty of Ghent

- Ended the War of 1812
- Status quo pre-parabellum

Andrew Jackon

- fights creek Indians at the battle of New Orleans (last battle of 1812)