Effects
Political Figures
Causes
Battles
Misc.
100
True or false -- the War of 1812 was the last war fought between the US and Britain
What is true?
100
This group of congressmen pushed for war
Who were the War Hawks
100

This term refers to the British practice of seizing American sailors at sea and forcing them to join the British navy

What is impressment?

100
T/F America won most of the battles early in the war
False
100
This region of the country & political party were generally opposed to war with Britain
What are New England/Federalists
200
This political party is effectively gone after the War of 1812, leading to a semblance of political unity within the US
Who are the Federalists?
200
This US president encouraged Congress to declare war against Britain. Also name political party
James Madison/Democratic-Republican
200
The firing on of this ship, plus the subsequent seizing of American citizens, and deaths of several American sailors, caused anger against the British.
What is the Chesapeake?
200
The battle that made Andrew Jackson a war hero
What is the battle of New Orleans?
200
This treaty ended the war, but left a number of questions to be resolved later on
What is The Treaty of Ghent?
300
One main way (aside from better relations with Britain) that the War of 1812 was a Watershed event for the US as a nation
What countries viewed them with more respect? Or proved democracy could work or hold its own with monarchies
300

Leader of the Shawnee Tribe who encouraged tribes to form a Confederacy

Who is Tecumseh?

300
These measures were passed by the British to keep neutral nations like the US from trading with enemy ports.
What are the Orders-in Council
300
He led the Shawnee attack at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Who is The Prophet? (Tecumseh's brother)
300
The definition of a Watershed event
What is a major historical turning point, after which there is no going back?
400
Three different underlying problems faced by the US after the War of 1812
What are: Divisions among Democratic-Republicans Growing sectionalism Arguments over states vs federal rights weak leadership
400
Governor of Indiana who met with Tecumseh and saw no place for Native Americans in his vision of the United States
Who is William Henry Harrison?
400
It was after this battle that Americans found British weapons when they raided & burned Native American villages.
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
400
He was the American general at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Who is William Henry Harrison
400
The reason Britain was not entirely invested in fighting the War of 1812 in North America
What they were busy fighting Napoleon in France?
500
Britain and the US negotiated this agreement about the Oregon Territory. (It was finalized a couple years after the Treaty of Ghent).
What is a 10-year joint occupation?
500
This fiery War Hawk came from South Carolina
Who is John C. Calhoun?
500
He headed the War Hawks, who were pushing for war with Britain.
Who is Henry Clay?
500
The British did this in response to the Battle of York
What burn the White House?
500
At the Battle of Horsehoe Bend in 1814, General Jackson destroyed the fighting power of this tribe of Native Americans
Who are the Creek or the Muskogee?
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