Louisiana Purchase- bought land that is now Louisiana and the US doubled in size and American's began to push west
Blockades- bunch of ships blocking port to block trade
Hartford Convention- "Mr. Madison's war", states refused to send militias to the war, marked the end of the Federalists
Annexation of Florida- Jackson took over Florida without getting permission from Jefferson
Monroe Doctrine- goal was to end European colonization in America and create a national identity
Barbary Pirates- pirates in the Mediterranean that captured ships;ransom, and demand tribute
Missouri Compromise- Missouri would become a slave state if Maine was a free state. Also slavery become illegal north of Missouri
Embargo Act- Jefferson wanted neutrality, but underestimated France and Britain. Britain wouldn't trade with us if France was and vice versus, hurt the US more than Britain and ended up going to a recession.
Napoleonic Wars- Napolean wanted to have total control over Europe, had wars to gain all of that power.
Jefferson's Philosophy- small government, majority rule, strict constructionism, and agrarian democracy, thought most people should be farmers.
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