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Ch. 13 L.2
S.S.
Question | Answer |
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To force a person into military service? | impressment |
Why did the United States go to war with Britain? | To end British support of Native American uprisings and the impressment of American sailors by the British. |
How was the war fought? | Along the Atlantic coastline, in the western territories, and in the cities that bordered the British colony of Canada. |
Why did the War of 1812 help Americans feel proud of their country? | It helped Americans feel proud because they had proven they could defeat a major force like Britain. |
Whose actions saved treasures from burning when the British troops set the White House on fire? | Dolly Madison |
Who is nicknamed "Old Hickory" because he was as tough as hickory wood? | Andrew Jackson |
Whose name means "Shooting Star" and is chief of the Shawnee and worked to unite Native American nations? | Tercumseh |