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VA US 5.3
VA US Vocabulary 5.3
Term | Definition |
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Tecumseh | (1768-1813) Shawnee warrior from the Ohio River Valley who actively resisted the U.S., fighting in battles, rejecting treaties, and traveling to convince other groups that they were all one people and no one group had the right to make a treaty. |
Battle of Tippecanoe | an 1811 battle in the Indiana Territory between American Indians and United States troops in which the American Indians were defeated. |
War Hawks | Members of congress who pushed for war against Great Britain in the years leading up to the War of 1812. |
War of 1812 | a war between the United States and Great Britain that lasted from 1812-1815. |
Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the U.S. from 1829-1837. General in the War of 1812. |
Francis Scott Key | (1779-1843) An American lawyer and amateur poet who is best known as the author of the "Star Spangled Banner," which became the U.S. national anthem in 1931. |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" | a poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became the national anthem in 1931 |
Battle of New Orleans | War of 1812 battle when the United States defeated the British in January of 1815. |
Treaty of Ghent | an 1814 agreement that ended the War of 1812 |
Hartford Convention | an 1814 convention meeting of Federalists from New England who opposed the War of 1812 and demanded constitutional amendments to empower the region. |