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James Madison

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A Republican who was elected president in 1808.

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Impressment

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The practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy.

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Who was Tecumseh?

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A brilliant speaker who warned other Native Americans that settlers wanted their lands.

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War Hawk

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Several members of Congress, led by Henry Clay, who called for war against Britain

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Embargo Act

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A U.S law that essentially banned trade with all foreign countries.

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William Henry Harrison

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A general and the Whig presidential candidate in 1840.

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Oliver Hazard Perry​

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U.S Navy commodore who won a victory against the British.

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Andrew Jackson

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The commander of the Tennessee militia who led an attack on the Creek nation in Alabama.

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Treaty of Ghent

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The pact that ended the War of 1812.

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James Monroe

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U.S president elected in 1816.