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The War of 1812

TermDefinition
port a place on the coast that has a harbor in which ships can dock
impressment practice of forcing men into the British navy
merchant ship used to transport cargo
treaty a formal agreement between countries
seize to use official power to take something
navy part of the military that protects and fights on water
privateers sailors on private ships that are hired to attack and rob other ships
truce an agreement to stop fighting or arguing
surrender to give up or stop fighting and allow the other side to win
navigator someone who plans a route from one place to another
represents to speak for or take action in place of someone else
patience the ability to wait for a long time without being upset
looming threatening to happen; hinting that something bad or negative is going to happen
inspired caused someone to do or think something, especially something creative
astonished feeling surprise or amazement
USS constitution The British cannonballs bounced off my sides.
Frances Scott Key wrote the national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Andrew Jackson put together a ragtag army to win the Battle of New Orleans. ordered the construction of entrenchments, or walls, around New Orleans.
James Madison president during the War of 1812 did not want to go to war with Great Britain.
Dolley Madison helped save important papers and letters from the President’s House first person to be called the First Lady of the United States.
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