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8th Grade
Chapter 9 U.S. History Test (Section 3 & 4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a tribute? | protection of money |
| Who was a United States Navy Captain? | Stephen Decatur |
| Who was a powerful Shawnee leader? | Tecumseh |
| Who was a Tecumseh's brother and ally? | the Prophet |
| Who attacked Prophetstown? | William Henry Harrison |
| Who were the leading War Hawks? | Clay and Calhoun |
| What British practice was a violation of neutral rights? | impressment |
| What disastrous governmental act was repealed on March 1,1809? | Embargo Act |
| Tecumseh joined forces with Great Britain after what? | Battle of Tippecanoe |
| The president was pressured to declare war on Great Britain by who? | War Hawks |
| Who was the commander of Lake Erie naval forces? | Oliver Hazard Perry |
| What are frigates? | warships |
| What is the Constitution called? | "Old Ironsides" |
| What do you call armed private ships? | privateers |
| Who attacked the Creeks? | Andrew Jackson |
| The great leader Tecumseh was killed in what? | the Battle of Thames |
| Who did hopes die for with the death of Tecumseh? | a Native American confederation |
| What was one of the buildings burned by the British? | the Capitol |
| "The Star Spangled Banner" was written by who? | Francis Scott Key |
| What battle helped Andrew Jackson win the presidencey in 1828? | Battle of New Orleans |