Key People
This man became the fourth U.S. president in 1809.
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Who is James Madison?
The British practice of capturing American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy.
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What is impressment?
The U.S. Congress declared war on Britain on this date in 1812.
June 18, 1812
This U.S. Navy commander led the victory on Lake Erie.
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?
This treaty officially ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
This War Hawk leader pushed strongly for war with Britain.
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Who is Henry Clay?
This 1807 naval attack involved the British ship attacking an American ship and taking sailors captive.
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: What is the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair?
This battle on Lake Erie was a major American naval victory.
What is the Battle of Lake Erie
American forces defeated Native warriors along this Indiana river.
Tippecanoe River?
Representatives from both sides met in this city to negotiate peace.
What is Ghent?
This Shawnee chief formed a confederation of tribes to resist American expansion.
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Who is Tecumseh?
Western and Southern politicians who strongly supported war with Britain.
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Who were the War Hawks
In 1814, the British captured and burned this U.S. city.
Washington, D.C.?
This city was a key port that Andrew Jackson defended from British attack.
What is New Orleans
This growing feeling of pride and unity developed among Americans after the war.
What is nationalism?
This American general became a hero after defeating Native forces at Tippecanoe.
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Who is William Henry Harrison?
American settlers believed this country was encouraging Native American attacks in the Northwest Territory.
What is Britain?
This battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Battle of Baltimore?
Jackson built this type of defensive structure to protect New Orleans.
What is a fortification of packed earth?
This group still had few rights and lost land after the war.
Who are American Indians?
This general led American forces to victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
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Who is Andrew Jackson?
This Shawnee leader organized tribes to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.
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Who is Tecumseh?
This battle took place after the peace treaty had already been signed and made Andrew Jackson a national hero.
What is the Battle of New Orleans
This war between Jackson and the Creek people resulted in about 800 Creek warriors being killed.
What is the Creek War?
After the war, the United States began to be seen as more of this on the world stage.
What is a world power?