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Life in the British navy was so horrible that few sailors volunteered, so they were "__________", or forced into service.
Jefferson reversed his policy of cutting the U.S. military once trouble began brewing in the Mediterranean, where the _____ pirates threatened U.S. shipping with demands of tribute.
Though he served as vice president in Jefferson's first administration, __________ __________ became an outlaw and was accused of trying to create a western empire under his rule.
Lewis and Clark set out on their famous expedition in the spring of
Perhaps the most influential literacy works of the early republic were works that glorified
Republican attacks on the judiciary and debate over the courts were the context of __________ v. Madison (1803), one of the most important judicial decisions in American history.
Marbury v. Madison involved the legal concept of judicial _____ and the question of the Supreme Court's authority to _____ acts of Congress.
In 1810, American settlers in West Florida seized the Spanish for at _____ and petitioned the federal government to annex the territory.
Hastily drawn up on Christmas Eve 1814, the Treaty of __________ ended the War of 1812 and helped usher in a period of improved Anglo-American relations.
American inventor __________ __________ revolutionized weapons manufacturing by devising a machine to make each part of a gin according to an exact pattern.
Jefferson persuaded Congress to appropriate funds for an expanded army and construction of a river fleet while deliberately giving Napoleon the impression that
Although the majority of delegates to the __________ __________ on December 15, 1814. did not support secession, their report reasserted the right of nullification.
In an effort to prevent international conflict on the high seas, a drastic measure known as the __________ prohibited American ships from leaving the United States for any foreign port.
Continuing tensions in Europe, particularly after the beginning of the _____ in 1803, helped bring about the War of 1812.
About _____ of America's population lived in towns of more that 8,000 in 1800.
durring the war of 1812, the Hartford ConventionA. was a gathering of strong supporters of the warB. saw its participants vote to secede form the United StatesC. was made irrelevant by the Battle of New OrleansD. sought to strenghten the political influrnces of the South and the WestE. aimed to create a new political party called the Whigs
the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812A. was signed on New Year's Day 1815B. was reluctantly negotiatied by the british C. included the condidtion that the United States create an Indian buffer state in the NorthwestD. put huge areas of the new lands under the control o fthe United StatesE. began an improvement in relations between England and the United States
durring the war of 1812, the Battle of ThamesA. saw Techumseh killed while a birgadier general in teh British armyB. led to the long American occupation of CanadaC. strengthened the resolve of the Indians in the NorthwestD. saw British forces come form Canada to attack DetroitE. saw a suprise American attack in the heart of London
During the War of 1812, the United States achieved early military successA. on the atlantic OceanB. in New EnglandC. in the CarolinasD. on the Great LakesE. on the Caribbean
in the war of 1812, the battle of New OrleansA. took place weeks after the war had officially endedB. saw inexperienced British troops face battle-hardened American forcesC. resulted in hundreds of American deathsD. sae the British lay siege to the city for nearly a monthE. gave the British control of the Mississippi River