U.S. History Flashcards

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Embargo Act of 1807

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

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Oliver Hazard Perry

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Naval officer who led the U.S. victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813.

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Nationalism

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A feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country.

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John Marshall

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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams.

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Oregon Trail

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Trail that ran from Independence Missouri to Oregon City.

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Meriwether Lewis

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Army captain appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean.

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William Clark

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Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Louisiana Purchase

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

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Thomas Jefferson

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3rd President of the United States.

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Manifest Destiny

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Expansion by U.S. throughout American continents was both justified and inevitable.