Vocabulary
President James Monroe’s declaration in 1823 that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.
What is The Monroe Doctrine?
The United States had a large, strong military in 1789: True or False?
What is false?
The United States once paid tributes - money - to pirates. True or False?
What is true?
Who did the United States declare war against on June 18, 1812? What country?
Who is Great Britain?
President who declaration in 1823 that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.
Who is Monroe?
not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
What is neutrality?
What European event - revolution - in 1789 posed a challenge for Washington?
What was the name of the pirates the U.S. went to war against - Pittsburgh, Barbary or Tampa Bay?
What are the Barbary Pirates?
Who was the Shawnee Chief who united Indigenous tribes and fought with the British in the War of 1812?
Who is Tecumseh?
The Monroe Doctrine stated that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to who/what?
What is European colonization?
a government order that forbids trade with another country
What is an embargo?
This scandal during John Adams' presidency involved three Frenchmen demanding bribes/money to set up official meetings.
What is the XYZ Affair?
The Barbary Pirates primarily operated off the northern coast of what continent?
What is Africa?
What battle did future President Andrew Jackson become famous for winning, even though a peace treaty had already been signed?
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
The Monroe Doctrine was very influential when it was first introduced in 1823: True or False?
What is false?
a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
What is a blockade?
President who enacted the Embargo Act of 1807, which halted trade with European nations.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Pirate hostages could be used/sold for the slave trade and what other way would they raise money?
What is used as ransom?
Who was the President forced to flee Washington, D.C., when it was invaded and burned by the British?
Who is James Madison?
When did the Monroe Doctrine become increasingly important, and the U.S. believed it could and should interfere in the Western Hemisphere when it saw fit? - 19th, 20th or 21st century?
What is the 20th Century?
a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries
What is isolationism?
The practice of boarding ships and forcing sailors to serve in your military/navy.
What is impressment?
What famous captive of Barbary pirates wrote the book "Don Quixote?" - William Shakespeare, Alexandre Dumas or Miguel de Cervantes?
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812? - Paris, Versailles or Ghent?
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
Which war first showed off the idea of the Monroe Doctrine? - Civil War, World War I, Spanish-American War?
What is the Spanish-American War?