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Ch 9 Glencoe
Sec 9.4 -The War of 1812
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The U.S. fought Britain | on U.S. soil, in Canada, and at sea. |
| The U.S. army was not | prepared for war. |
| The U.S. army was | poorly trained and lacked leadership. |
| The War of 1812 started in | July on Canadian soil with the Native Americans and the the British troops. |
| The U.S. was successful with | naval battles in the war of 1812. |
| frigates | warships |
| privateers | armed private ships |
| Dolley Madison was the 1st Lady for the US | and saved many valuable government documents and a painting of George Washington when the British burned down the White House during the War of 1812. |
| Andrew Jackson led a defeat in March of 1814, on the Creek Tribe which | forced them to give up most of their land. |
| Francis Scott Key wrote the | Star Spangled Banner after seeing that the flag was still flying after a British attack on Ft. McHenry. |
| British Leaders deciced the War of 1812 was to costly after | the defeat at Plattsburgh. |
| Britain was not fined for | impressment of sailors in the Treaty of Ghent. |
| The Battle of New Orleans in 1815,was fought and won by the Americans because | they did not know the war with Britain was over. |
| Some Americans were | upset because the War of 1812 was fought and wanted to seceed. |
| Seceed | to leave the union or United States |
| War Hawks wanted a | strong National Government. |