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A New Nation
Jefferson, War of 1812, Jackson
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The Louisiana Territory was purchased from which country?
What purchase doubled the size of the United States?
Who were the leading War Hawks?
What British practice was a violation of neutral rights?
What disastrous governmental act was repealed only after it hurt the American economy?
Who pressured the president to declare war on Great Britain?
Who was France’s leader at the time that the Louisiana Purchase was made?
Who was the US Navy Captain during the War of 1812 that set the Philadelphia on fire in the
harbor of Tripoli?
9. Who was the powerful Shawnee leader that tried to unite Native American nations against
the white settlers?
10. What effect did the death of Tecumseh have on the formation of a Native American
confederation?
11. What was one of the buildings burned by the British during the War of 1812?
12. Who wrote the “The Star-Spangled Banner?”
13. What battle helped Andrew Jackson with the presidency in 1828?
14. Who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
15. Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
16. How much did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory for?
17. Define: neutral rights
coexist
assimilate
18. Which commander destroyed the British naval forces on Lake Erie?
19. How was power distributed throughout the Lewis and Clark’s expedition?
20. Where did Lewis and Clark start their journey?
21. Lewis and Clark received help from 50 different Native American nations. Name three.
22. How did the Cherokee assimilate to American life prior to the Cherokee Trail of Tears? (List
at least 3 different ways.)
23. Who implemented the Indian Removal Act? Why was it proposed?