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War of 1812
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macon’s Bill #2 | lifted embargos with Britain and France ; trade would end with the other if either country seized U.S. ships |
| Tecumseh | Tecumseh was a Native America tribe leader who fought the Americans ; defeated at The Battle Of Tippecanoe |
| Reasons Why The War Was Needless | England stops seizing U.S. ships ; peace had already been established with Britain ; nothing was gained in the U.S. ; no causes discussed in the treaty ending the war |
| Five Reasons Congress Decides To Go To War | violating U.S. sea rights ; interference with U.S. trade ; impressment of sailors ; English blockage of U.S. ports ; encouraged Indian uprisings |
| Battle Of Lake Eerie | U.S. built warships to fight in the Great Lakes ; ten hour victory for U.S. ; U.S. gains control of Lake Eerie |
| Battle Of Thames | British and Native allies retreat to Canada from Lake Eerie ; Tecumseh dies ; Americans defeat British forces |
| Washington D.C. | British military burns Washington D.C. because they previously burned their parliament in Canada |
| Fort McHenry | British bombard to protect Maryland harbor ; Francis Scott Key writes National Anthem ; residents of Baltimore sunk their own ships |
| Ghent, Belgium | neutral nation ; peace is created in Ghent ; Treaty of Ghent officially ends war of 1812 |
| Hartford Convention | Federalists meet in Hartford Connecticut ; send thier grievances to cobgress |
| Main Reason Federalist Go To The Hartford Convention | against embargo acts for income purposes ; against unnecessary wars without majority vote ; did not want their intercourse to be forbidden by congress |
| Battle of New Orleans | greatest American victory ; Andrew Jackson was a national hero |
| Where The War Takes Place | Great Lakes. Eastern Colonies, Chesapeake Bay, New Orleans |
| The Chesapeake Campaign | American army attempted to protect the Atlantic Coast ; British created vicious attacked ; America loses |
| Dolley Madison | President Madison’s wife ; saved Washington’s portraits and other artifacts during the burning of D.C. |
| President Election 1812 | H.O.R. mainly Dem-Rep ; Senate mainly Dem-Rep ; federalists upset |
| Results Of The War Of 1812 | U.S. keeps independence and gains worldwide respect ; Nationalism and industry grows ; no more native issues in the Ohio Valley ; death of the Federalist party |
| USS Constitution”Old Ironsides” | defeats British off Canadian coast |
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