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War of 1812
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Group of men in Congress who wanted a 2nd war with England | War Hawks |
| Man who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" | Francis Scott Key |
| Indian chief who tried to organize the Indians against the white settlers in 1810 | Tecumseh |
| Men who led the War Hawks | Henry Clay/John Calhoun |
| Naval officer who controlled American ships on Lake Erie | Oliver "Hazard" Perry |
| Commander of US troops in New Orleans known as "Hero of New Orleans" | Andrew Jackson |
| The president during the War of 1812 | James Madison |
| Man who defeated Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe | William Henry Harrison |
| British area in North America desired by the War Hawks | Canada |
| Site of the British attack during which the "Star Spangled Banner" was written | Fort McHenry |
| Nation that controlled Florida during the War of 1812 | Spain |
| Body of water between Canada and the US where the American Navy defeated the British. | Lake Erie |
| The city of Baltimore was defended by this fort | Fort McHenry |
| Region of the US that generally did not favor the War of 1812 | New England |
| City where the treaty ending the War of 1812 was signed | Ghent, Belgium |
| USS Ship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" | USS Constitution |
| The strongest navy in the War of 1812 | Britain/England |
| Some of the most important battles during the War of 1812 occurred on these bodies of water | Great Lakes |
| Act of taking American sailors from their ships and making them serve on British ships. | Impressment |
| Theory that all nations should be able to use the oceans without restrictions from other countries | Freedom of the Seas |
| USS ship fired on by the British Leopard in 1807 | USS Chesapeake |
| Tactic used by England and France during the war between them to prevent ships from entering each other's ports. | Blockade |
| Policy declaring that the American Continent was no longer open for European colonization(no new colonies would be formed) | Monroe Doctrine |
| "Mr MAdison's War" | War of 1812 |
| Two European nations who were often at war, which led to the War of 1812 | England and France |
| Policy by which some nation try not to take sides | Neutrality |
| Political party whose members did not favor the War of 1812 | Federalist |
| The final battle of the War of 1812. Was fought 2 weeks after the peace treaty was signed. | Battle at New Orleans |
| What was one of the outcomes of Jefferson's Embargo Act? | Caused a rise in prices of goods. |
| The establishment of | |
| Which political party was weakened during the War of 1812 | Federalist Party |
| Establishment of a naval blockade, Impressment of American sailors and interference withe US foreign trade led the the US to.... | Declare war against Britain in 1812 |
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