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Impressment American sailors were forced to serve the British Navy if they couldn't prove their citizenship
Embargo Act of 1807 supposed to stop all foreign imports from arriving in American harbors
Embargo a law that restricts commerce (trading) with one or more nations
Customs taxes placed on imported and exported goods
Tecumseh Shawnee chief who spoke out against destruction of native cultures and economies, criticized Native American leaders who sold their land to the US
Prophetstown community devoted to Native American unity and opposition to US expansion
Prophet someone who is believed to deliver messages that come from God or some other divine source
Battle of Tippecanoe attack led by governor of Indiana, burned Prophetstown to the ground to try to stop Tecumseh
War Hawks Americans who favored war, tried to call the US to arms after the Battle of Tippecanoe
War of 1812 war with Britain in response to tensions with Native Americans & Britain
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner (became the national anthem of the United States)
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