The War of 1812
Key People
War, What Is It Good For
Policies, Acts & Treaties
Give Me More Land!!!
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This famous naval personality was able to secure victory against the British even after he was forced to abandon his flagship, the Lawrence, rowing to and boarding another U.S. ship the Niagara, to continue the fight.
Who is Commodore Oliver "Hazard" Perry? After he won the battle he wrote the following on the back of an envelope "we have met the enemy and they are ours."
100
This U.S. President, although he desired neutrality like his predecessors, gave into the relentless cries for war and asked Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain.
Who is James Madison?
100
A successful slave revolt, coupled with massive deaths due to malaria and Yellow Fever on this island, led to Napoleon's decision to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to America.
What is Santo Domingo? This is the present-day Haiti and Dominican-Republic.
100
No where in the Constitution was the president allowed to broker land deals, but Jefferson saw a golden opportunity to pay 15 million for this piece of land.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
100
This group of men, led by Lewis and Clark, successfully made the journey to Pacific Ocean in just over two years.
What is Corps of Discovery?
200
Even after this Native American warrior's confederation lost at the Battle of Tippecanoe, he continued to fight for his cause by siding with the British. It wasn't until his death in the Battle of Thames did all hopes of a Native American confederation become lost.
Who is Tecumseh?
200
This U.S. President agreed with the 'laissez-faire' policy of government having little to do with the economic affairs of the country.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Due to their shortage of able-bodied men, both Britain and France practiced this act of forced servitude as a way to increase the size of their navies.
What is impressment?
200
According to the Northwest Ordinance, if a territory wanted to petition for statehood they needed this number of American citizens.
What is 60,000 citizens?
200
This Shoshone American Indian was instrumental in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition because she served as a translator and secured horses for the group.
Who is Sacajawea?
300
This battle, the largest one-sided victory in American military history, occurred two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
300
He was Shawnee warrior instrumental in creating a confederation to combat the movement of white settlers onto Indian land in the Indiana Iterator.
Who was Tecumseh?
300
To avoid war and seizure of ships in the Mediterranean the United States, as well as other European countries paid annual tributes to these countries.
What are the Barbary Countries? Countries in North Africa- Tunisia, Algiers, Tripoli and Morocco
300
The ruling by John C. Marshall in this famous court case gave the Supreme Court tremendous power in the law making process.
What is Marbury vs. Madison? The Supreme Court was granted the power of Judicial review, which means they have the power to declare laws or actions in violation of the Constitution, or unconstitutional.
300
After Corps of Discovery left St. Louis, the going was the slowest of entire voyage because they had to travel against the flow of this major American river.
What is the Missouri River?
400
At this battle, Andrew Jackson had not yet become a household name. Nevertheless, under his leadership he was able to lead the Americans and Cherokee Indians in a stunning defeat of the Creek Indians camped along the Tallapoosa River.
What is the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
400
He is most known for using the cover of darkness to sneak into the port of Tripoli, where he set the captured U.S.S. Philadelphia ablaze so it could not be used by his enemies.
Who is Stephen Decatur?
400
This governor of the Indiana Territory led 1,000 American troops against the Prophet who was in charge of Prophetstown while his brother was in the south trying to rally more Native Americans to his cause.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
400
In attempt to punish both Britain and France for seizing neutral American merchant ships, Jefferson passed this as a way to put them in an 'economic stranglehold' and also preventing them from getting valuable supplies for their war effort.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807? This act forbade Americans from trading with either country.
400
According to this agreement, the U.S. was now allowed to use the Mississippi River as a highway to ship goods, as well as the port of New Orleans as a depot for trade goods.
What is Pinckney's treaty? It was made between Spain and the United States.
500
The British quickly defeated the Americans at this battle, before they began their march to Washington D.C. where to proceeded to burn much of the capital.
What is the Battle of Bladensburg?
500
These two men were instructed by Congress to spend no more than 2 million dollars for the purchase of New Orleans, but Jefferson secretly condoned the up to 10 million dollars for the lucrative port city.
Who were Robert Livingston and James Monroe?
500
According to the diplomatic process of ending a war, this battle may not have even needed to be fought, but it is still the most one-sided victory in American military history.
What is the Battle of New Orleans? Over 2,000 British causalities vs over 300 American causalities.
500
This document, signed in Belgium was supposed to mark the end of fighting between the Americans and the British. However the most significant battle of the war occurred two weeks after its signing.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
500
Part of their desire for war with Britain was to gain Canada and Florida.
Who were the War Hawks
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