In the 19th century it meant to interfere or overthrow legitimate rule; today using delaying tactics to put off or prevent passage of laws.

The practice by the British in the early 1800s of overtaking American ships at sea and pressing (forcing) common sailors into service; one factor that led to the War of 1812.

A combat between two persons, especially one fought with weapons in front of witnesses.

Refers to Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives, even though Andrew Jackson won the popular vote.

A treaty signed in 1819 that specified how much land (530,000,000 acres) the LA purchase added to the United States

A treaty that gave Americans the right to trade and deposit goods in New Orleans; with terms to be renegotiated after three years.

A secret agreement between France and the Spanish king, signed in 1800, by which Spain returned Louisiana to France.

The act of a slave owner freeing his/her own slaves.

The group that formally elects the U.S. president and vice president.

The major battle between Great Britain and the United States in the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson’s American troops defeated the British.

1803 agreement negotiated by James Monroe and Robert Livingston and approved by Thomas Jefferson, through which the United States purchased all of Louisiana from France for $15 million.