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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What actions taken by the British made the Americans want to go to war? | The continued to impress American soldiers and had forts on our territory. |
| Why else did some Americans want to go to war? | Some of the Americans wanted Canada. |
| Who were the Wark Hawks? Where were most of them from? Who was there leader? | War Hawks were people who were pro-war, their leader was Henry Clay and most of them were from the south and west. |
| What did President Madison do in June of 1812? What happened as a result? | They declared war on Britain, and we were unprepared. |
| Why was the U.S. unprepared for this war? Why was Britain unprepared for the war? | We were unprepared because our navy was tiny and we were going against the strongest navy in the world. Britain was unprepared because they were still at war with Napoleon. |
| What did the British do with their navy? Was this sucessful? | The British decided to blockade us. This was incredibly sucessful. |
| What happened when the U.S.S. Constitution fought the H.M.S. Guerriere? | We had a miraculous victory and the U.S.S. Constitution was givent the nickname "Old Iron Sides |
| What effect did this battle and others like it have on the war? | It boosted American morale. |
| What happened at Fort Mackinac? | The Americans were captured by the British because we didn't even know that the war had started. |
| Who led the first American invasion of Canada? What troops did he have? | William Hull lead the first invasion, we had mostly militias, but some regulars. |
| Describe the first invasion? | William Hull got very nervous and then retreated. |
| Who was in charge of defending Canada? What types of troops did he have? | Isaac Brock was in charge, and he had all kinds of troops, some regular, some militia, and some native americans. |
| How did he capture Detroit? | He tricked William Hull into thinking that he had more troops than he did have, he wrote letters that he new would be captured by the Americans and then given to William Hull, and then we surrendered. |
| What happened at the Battle of Queenston Heights? What was bad for the British? | The British won, but they lost Isaac Brock. |
| What happened at York? York became what modern city? | We burnt down York, it is now the city of Toronto. |
| What happened at the Battle of Lake Erie? Who led the American forces? | The American fleet beats the British fleet and the leader was William Hazard Perry. |
| Why was this battle significant? | We got control of this incredibly important region. |
| How ddi the Battle of the Thames affect Britain's Native American Allies? Why? | Tecumseh died while fighting, this majorly affected them because soon the Native American Confederation fell apart. |
| What happened in Europe that allowed Great Britian to send troops to America? | The British beat Napoleon. |
| What was their first target? What happened at the Battle of Bladensburg? | Their target was Washington D.C. in this battle we tried to block them from Washington D.C. |
| What did the British do after this battle, why did they do it? | They burnt down the White House and other major buildings in Washington in revenge for what we did to York. |
| What was the next target of the British? What was defending the sea route to this city? | Their next target was Baltimore, the only thing defending the sea route was Fort McHenry. |
| What happened at the Battle of Baltimore? | We were very nervous since our only defense was Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry survived and we won. |
| Who was Francis Scott Key? What was he inspired to write because of these events? What was the original name? What is the name now? | Francis Scott Key was a young American lawyer who witnessed the Battle. He wrote our countries national anthem, it used to be called the Defense at Fort McHenry, but now it is called the Star Spangled Banner. |
| What happened in Ghent Belgium in December of 1814? | We signed the Treaty of Ghent. |
| What does "staus quo ante bellum mean? | It means go back to the way things were. |
| What happened at the Battle of New Orleans? | We had a HUGE VICTORY. The casualties were 2000 to 7. |
| What effects did this battle have on the war? What effects did it have on the people of America? | Jackson was declared a hero. |
| What were the results of the War of 1812? | It resulted in the demolition of the federalist part, America seemed much stronger. |
| What was the Industrial Revolution? | A radical change in the way goods were made. |
| What was the main change that took place? | When people started using new power sources such as steam and water. |
| Where and when did it start? | It started in the mid 1800's and was started in Great Britain. |
| What industry was first industrialized? | The textile industry. |
| What is the factory system? | Where people and goods are put together in the same building to produce goods. |
| What is a capitalist? | Some one who invests money in a buisness to make a profit. |
| How did the Industrial Revolution affect working hours? | People finally had set working hours. |
| How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities? Why did it have this effect? | It basically was a snowball effect the cities attracted factories which attracted people which attracted factories which attracted people and so forth and so forth |
| How did the invention of the steam locomotive promote growth in many industries? | It got people to move around more easily and peole could transfer goods very easily. |
| How did the Industrial Revolution travel from Great Britain to the United States? | Samuel Slater memorized the blue prints and then went and told America. |
| What is the greatest most important high school in the whole world? | Moses Brown high school. |
| The War of 1812 led the collapse of what political party? Why? | It led to the collapse of the federalist party because they were very anti war. |
| In 1816 this party did not have an official candidate. | The federalist party. |
| Who won the election of 1816? | James Monroe. |
| What was noteworthy about the election of 1820? Who was elected? | James Monroe was running unopposed. |
| What was the only party left? Why did this weaken the party? | The only party left was the democratic-republicans. This weakened the party because they had nobody to fight against. |
| Who ran for president in 1824? What party were they from? | There was John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Crawford. The were all republicans |
| Who were the National Republicans? Who were the Jackson Men? | The National Republicans were Adams supporters and the Jackson Men were Jackson supporters. |
| Who ran for President in 1824? | Jackson, Adams, Crawford, and Clay. They were all democratic republicans. |
| Who received the most votes? Why didn't he become president? | Andrew Jackson got the most votes, but he did not recieve a majority. |
| Who chose the president? Why? Who was chosen? | The House of Representatives because there was no majority and Adams was chosen. |
| What was the "corrupt bargain" | It was when Jackson said that Quincey told Henry Clay that tif he became president he would make him secretary of state. |
| Why was the new president so unpopular? | He wasted a lot of fedral money and seemed aristocratic. |
| Who ran for president in 1828? | Andrew Jackson and John Quincey Adams. |
| Who won?Why was he so popular to the common people? | Andrew Jackson won. He was so popular because he seemed more like the common person because he started out very poor and then worked his way up. |
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