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War of 1812
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Country that gave Native Americans weapons to kill frontier settlers | Canada |
| Men who led the War Hawks | Henry Clay or John Calhoun |
| Commander of US troops in New Orleans known as "Hero of New Orleans" | Andrew Jackson |
| The president during the War of 1812 | James Madison |
| When William Henry Harrison defeated the Indians armed with British weapons at this place in Indiana, a CURSE began. | Tippecanoe |
| 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 |
| The city of Baltimore was defended by this fort | Fort McHenry |
| Region of the US that generally did not favor the War of 1812 because it hurt their trade | New England or the Northeast |
| City where the treaty ending the War of 1812 was signed | Ghent, Belgium |
| The strongest navy in the War of 1812 | Britain |
| Some of the most important battles during the War of 1812 occurred on these bodies of water that divide Canada from the US | Great Lakes |
| Act of taking American sailors from their ships and making them serve on British ships | Impressment |
| USS ship fired on by the British Leopard in 1807 | USS Constitution |
| "Mr MAdison's War" | War of 1812 |
| Tactic used by England and France during the war between them to prevent ships from entering each other's ports. | Blockade |
| Two European nations who were often at war, which led to the War of 1812 | Britain and France |
| Policy by which some nation try not to take sides | Neutrality |
| Political party whose members did not favor the War of 1812 | Federalists |
| The final battle of the War of 1812. Was fought 2 weeks after the peace treaty was signed. | Battle of New Orleans |
| Jefferson's solution to the Impressment problem which did not work and was very unpopular | Embargo Act |
| WAR! HUH! Good gawd, y'all. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? | Absolutely Nothing! |
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