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Stephen Decatur
American naval hero of the War of 1812 who said, "our country, right or wrong!"
Treaty of Ghent
agreement that simply stopped fighting and left most of the war issues unresolved
Rush-Bagot agreement
1817 agreement that limited American and British naval forces on the Great Lakes
Hartford Convention
gathering of anti-war delegates in New England that ended up being accused of treason
Henry Clay
eloquent spokesperson for the "American System" and key architect of the Missouri Compromise
James Monroe
president whose personal popularity contributed to the Era of Good Feelings
Panic of 1819
first severe depression since 1790
Missouri Compromise
admitted one slave state and one free state to the Union, and fixed the boundary between slave and free territories
John Marshall
Aristocratic Federalist jurist whose rulings bolstered national power against the states
John Quincy Adams
Nationalist secretary of the state who promoted American interests against Spain and Britain
Florida
territory ceded by Spain after Americans invaded and applied diplomatic pressure
Andrew Jackson
military commander who exceeded his government's instructions during an invasion of Spanish territory
George Canning
British foreign secretary who tried to get Americans to join him in warning other European nations out of Latin America
Latin America
area where vulnerable new republics tempted European monarchies to intervene
Tsar Alexander I
Russian ruler whose mediation proposal led to negotiations ending the War of 1812