2) Nonintercourse Act. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Nonintercourse Act, see Embargo Act of 1807....

3) War of 1812. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...War of 1812, armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the...

4) Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864, American political leader and college president. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American political leader and college president, 1772-1864, American political leader and college president, b. Braintree, Mass.; son of Josiah Quincy (1744-75)....

5) states' rights. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved...

6) Embargo Act of 1807. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Embargo Act of 1807, passed Dec. 22, 1807, by the U.S. Congress in answer to the British orders in council restricting neutral shipping and to Napoleon's restrictive...