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31. American System: Sara Pence []
 * Originally called the American Way. This was an economic plan that played a giant role in American policy during the first have of the 1800's.**

32. Louisiana Purchase: This was the purchase of France's louisiana territory. America paid them 60 million francs plus any other fees that covered their debt. The land covered 15 current US states. The purchase was under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Sara Pence []

33. Hamilton-Burr Duel: The **Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel between between two prominent polititicians (Aaron Burr and Alendander Hamilton) on July 1804. Burr shot and wounded Hamilton, but he later died. Sara Pence -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel** 34. Burr Conspiracy: Happened in the beginning of the 1800's was suspected for treason of planters, politicians and army officers ledby Burr. His goal was to create an independant nation in the center of North America and maybe Mexico. Burr's actual intentions are still unclear to historians. Sara Pence []

35. Lewis and Clark Expedition (Corps of Discovery): In May, 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. It has been nearly 200 years since then, and the bicentennial of their historic journey is rapidly approaching. These true American heroes faced unknown people, harsh conditions and unexplored lands to secure a place in history as two of the world's greatest explorers. One of the expedition's stops along the way was near present-day Yankton, South Dakota, and the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce along with the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan has put together this site to celebrate Yankton's place in history as well as sites along the rest of the Lewis and Clark Trail. []

36. Impressment: this was a practice of forcing men into the armed forces. Sara pence []

37. Chesapeake-Leopard Affair: The peak of British disrespect for American neutrality at sea, on June 22, 1807, The British naval frigate //HMS Leopard// followed the American naval frigate //USS Chesapeake// out of Norfolk harbor in Virginia, and opened fire upon it after a request to board had been denied. The //Chesapeake,// not prepared for battle, lost three men and had twenty wounded, and permitted the British to board. The British naval officers boarded, seized four men who had deserted the royal navy, hanged them from a yardarm, and sailed away. Jefferson responded with the Embargo Act. Sara Pence []

38. Embargo of 1807: Law passed by Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807. This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The Act backfired, and the American people suffered. The Act was ended in 1809. Sara Pence []

39. Tecumseh: Was a native american leader of the Shawnee. Sara Pence []

40. War Hawks: Members of Congress from the South and West who desperately wanted war with Great Britain and with Native Americans, in order to protect the interests of America. The leader of the War Hawks was Henry Clay, who was Speaker of the House in the months leading up to the War of 1812. Another leading War Hawk was John C. Calhoun. Sara Pence []

41. Causes of the War of 1812:
 * The causes of the [|War of 1812]** started a medium-scale war between the [|British Empire] and the [|United States] from 1812 to 1815. It began in June 1812 when Congress voted for war following a strong message from President [|James Madison]. The main causes were Britain's need for sailors to fight [|Napoleon], and its plan to restrict foreign trade entering France. The Americans denounced these goals as a violation of American rights, and were further angered at the use of Canada as a base for Indian raids on the American frontier. The war was strongly opposed by New England and the Northeast, but the "War Hawks" pushed it through. Sara Pence []

42. Francis Scott Key: Key was an american author, lawyer, poet from georgetown who wrote the lyrics to the national anthem. Sara pence []

43. Oliver Perry: he served in the War of 1812 against britain, and at the age of 27 earned the titles "Hero of lake erie" for leading american forces in a naval battle at Lake Erie. Sara Pence []

44. Battle of New Orleans: Following the passage of forts Jackson and St. Philip, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, on April 24, 1862, the Union occupation of New Orleans was inevitable. Union Flag-Officer David G. Farragut, with his squadron, continued up the Mississippi River and demanded the surrender of the City of New Orleans the next day. The city surrendered on April 28. On May 1, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler’s army began landing at New Orleans and occupying the city. New Orleans, considered an international city and the largest city in the Confederacy, had fallen. The Union occupation of New Orleans was an event that had major international significance. Sara pence []

45. Hartford Convention: a secret meeting of [|Federalist] delegates from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, at Hartford, Conn., inspired by Federalist opposition to President [|James Madison]’s mercantile policies and the [|War of 1812]. The convention adopted a strong [|states’ rights] position and expressed its grievances in a series of resolutions against military conscription and commercial regulations. News of the signing of the [|Treaty of Ghent] ending the War of 1812, along with the secrecy of the Hartford proceedings, discredited the convention and its work. Its unpopularity was a factor in the demise of the [|Federalist Party]. Sara Pence []

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