Causes
What is the name for the kidnapping of American Sailors and forcing them to work for you.
Impressment.
Who declared war on Britain in the War of 1812?
Madison
Who was the War of 1812 fought against?
Britain
What year was The Louisiana Territory purchased?
1803
Name of the expedition that explored the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
How many ships were reportedly "impressed"
400
Leading General of The Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
What to be country were the War Hawks wanting to invade?
Canada
What year was Madison elected in?
1808
What state was the Hartford Convention held in?
Connecticut
How many sailors were victims of British Impressment?
around 6,000
Who is the Native American general who formed an army to stop white settlement?
Tecumseh
What nation gave up modern day Florida
Spain
What month was war declared in The War of 1812?
June
What Fort was Famously bombarded for 25 hours in the Battle of Baltimore?
Fort McHenry
What did President Jefferson do in an attempt to stop the impressment of American ships?
Embargo of 1807
Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner", our national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
What country was responsible for occupying Britain for the begging years of The War of 1812?
France
What year did the first Napoleonic Wars end?
1815
What country was the Treaty of Ghent signed in?
Belgium
Name one of the War Hawks
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Name one American Delegate in the XYZ affair
Eldridge Gerry
John Marshall
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
The nation that ruled the Barbary States?
Ottoman Empire
What month was the Treaty of Ghent signed?
December(Christmas Eve)
What Act was passed by congress that infringed on citizens free speech rights during warime?
Alien and Sedition Acts