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Intro to War of 1812
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809? | resumed trade with EU nations, except Br. and Fr. if they dropped their trade restrictions we'd trade with them again. |
| Who was Tecumseh? | a Shawnee chief |
| Who was William Henry Harrison? | governor of the Indiana Territory; main goal was to secure as much land away from NA as possible |
| Who were the War Hawks? | "westerners" who wanted war with Great Britain |
| What was the opposite of a War Hawk? | a Peace Dove |
| Who was Oliver Hazard Perry? | US naval officer who successfully defeated the British at Lake Erie |
| What was the Battle of Thames? | General Harrison's defeat of the British in Canada ending Br. threat to the NW; Tecumseh died |
| What was the Treaty of Ghent? | peace treaty ending the War of 1812 |
| What was Tecumseh's belief about the Natives losing their land? | he believed that it was happening because they were split up in different tribes |
| Who was "the Prophet"? | Tecumseh's brother |
| What did Tecumseh vow to do? | unite the Native American Tribes |
| Who was the governor of the Indiana Territory? | William Henry Harrison |
| Why did Tecumseh believe that the Treaty of Fort Wayne was meaningless? | not every tribe signed it |
| Who were two people who strongly wanted to go to war with the British? | Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay |
| What were three causes for the War of 1812? | impressment of U.S citizens, interference with American shipping , and the British support of Native American resistance. |
| What is Madison's complaint against Britain? | hostile acts to U.S, an independent and neutral nation |
| Who did the Democratic Republicans favor in foreign affairs? | French over British |
| What did the War Hawks urge the president to do? | invade British Canada |
| What was their hope? | to capture territory from the British and add it to U.S |
| What happened at the Hartford Convention? | war opponents from New England discussed seceding |
| What problems did the U.S have? | young and inexperienced army and navy |
| How was the U.S's northern border finally secure? | led by Capt. Thomas McDonough, the U.S fought British on Lake Champlain and forced them to treat to Canada allowing U.S to gain control the lake. |
| Why is Dolley Madison considered heroic? | stayed behind at the White House supervising servants in saving important papers and historical treasures |
| How did the British get back at the Americans for what they has done at the start of the war? | they burned the U.S Capitol, White House and other important buildings as a revenge attack for York |
| What happened towards the end of the attack on Washington? | a rainstorm saved the rest of the city from destruction |
| What inspired Francis Scott Key to right the Star Spangled Banner? | the day after the Battle of Baltimore he saw the U.S flag flying; originally it was a poem called "The Defense of Fort McHenry". |
| Why was the Battle of New Orleans unnecessary? | the Treaty of Ghent, ending the fighting, was signed two weeks before |
| Who won the war? | No one |
| What were the effects of the War of 1812? | U.S was seen as a world power (Major Outcome), increase in patriotism (stood up to Great Britain again), increase in manufacturing due to blockades and embargoes, and weakened Native American resistance |
| Why did the Second Bank of the U.S form? | financial problem caused by war |
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