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Chap 9 Sec. 4
Vocab Words and bold
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General William Hull | Led troops from Detroit into Canada. Was met my Tecumseh and fearing massacre surrendered Detroit to British in August |
| Oliver Hazzard Perry | Naval Leader, lead a group from put in bay that took back Lake Eirie. Started at put in bay because he could watch enemy movements. Commander of the lake eirie naval forces. |
| Battle of the Thames | With lake Eirie in American hands the British fled Detroit along side Tecumseh.General William Henry Harrison cut them off in the Battle of the Thames. Tecumseh was killed in this battle. |
| Frigates | Warships. US had three of the fastest frigates afloat even after the republicans cut the navy buget |
| Privateers | American private ships that were armed and helped the navy in battle... These ships boosted moral |
| Andrew Jackson | Tenessee planter, led troops into the massacre of native amaricans that is known as the battle of Horseshoe bend |
| Battle of Horse Shoe bend | Andrew Jackson Tenessee planter, led troops into the massacre of native amaricans |
| Frances Scott Key | Watched bombs burst over fort Mchenry and by the "dawns early light" he saw the flag was still there. Writer of the national anthem, attorney |
| Treaty of Ghent | Peace Treaty made with britian in ghent belgium. before word of it made it across the ocean the british were defeated in the battle of New Orleans |
| Battle of New orleans | Happened before word of the treaty of ghent reached the US. andrew jackson massacered the british in New orleans and won by a long shot, earning him fame and in the long run, the presidency |
| Hartford convention | A meeting of the new england fedralists to discuss what to do about "Madison's ugly war." once word of the battle of new orleans reached washington the federalists were considered unpatriotic and shunned |