American Revolution
The fort that Benedict Arnold tried to surrender to the British.
West Point.
This man was the President during the XYZ Affair
President John Adams.
This was the battle the Marine Corps' first foreign land victory.
Battle of Derna
British Impressment
The British Navy capturing American sailors and forcing them into the the British Royal Navy.
This ship is still commissioned in the U.S. Navy today.
USS Constitution.
Washington used a surprise attack against a Hessian garrison in this battle.
Battle of Trenton
The Naval Act of 1794 accomplished this.
It authorized the construction of six frigates.
This happened to the Intrepid on September 4th, 1804.
She was used as a floating bomb, but prematurely exploded before getting to her target.
The group in Congress that wanted a stronger response to Britain.
War Hawks
Stephen Decatur did this to the USS Philadelphia.
He set the Philadelphia on fire.
This was the decision by British General Howe that allowed Washington to escape during the Battle of Long Island.
Howe halted direct assaults and began siege preparations.
The Caribbean and West Indies.
This is the Barbary state that started the Second Barbary War.
Algiers
The battle that allowed Britain to burn Washington D.C.
The Battle of Bladensburg.
This was the primary objective of the British military expedition on April 19, 1775.
To seize and destroy colonial arms and military supplies stored at Concord.
Thomas Paine's main argument in Common Sense.
Hereditary monarchy is irrational, reconciliation has failed, independence is necessary.
This was the treaty America signed with Britain that made the French feel betrayed.
Jay Treaty.
These are the four names of the Barbary states.
Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
The three invasion routes into Canada.
Detroit, Niagara, Lake Champlain-Montreal Corridor.
The Treaty of Ghent did this.
Ended the War of 1812 and restored prewar boundaries.
The tactic used by Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens.
Double envelopment.
This occurred in France that helped bring the Quasi-War to an end.
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power.
Name three of the five lasting core missions that were developed for the U.S. Navy.
Protecting merchant vessels, escorting convoys, hunting privateers, conducting naval blockades, protecting American navigation and trading rights.
This is why the Battle of Thames is significant.
Tecumseh is killed and marked the decline of the Native Confederation.
"Remember the Raisin" became a rallying cry for Americans because of...
Some wounded American prisoners left at Frenchtown were killed by Native warriors after the British withdrew.