the U.S. was having problems with _______ attacking our ships and demanding that we pay a tribute (bribe) to sail on the Mediterranean Sea
What is pirates?
100
violence broke out between whites and Indians because American settlers were moving onto Indian lands in this region
What is the Ohio Valley (aka) the Great Lakes Region?
100
this was the name given to those who favored declaring war against Britain?
What is War Hawks?
100
Tecumseh was killed and Indian support for the British was hurt when the U.S. won a key victory at this battle
What is the Battle of Thames?
100
this was the last major battle of the War of 1812
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
200
Jefferson refused to pay a tribute to pirates attacking our ships in the Mediterranean Sea and sent the military in when pirates captured this U.S. ship
What is the USS Philadelphia?
200
this Shawnee warrior leader organized a confederation of Indian nations to fight back against white settlers in the Ohio Valley
Who is Tecumseh?
200
the two regions of the nation most in favor of declaring war against Britain were ______ and ______ while the region most opposed to the war was ______
What is the South and West were in favor, while New England / the Northeast was most opposed?
200
in 1814 the British started a major offensive and captured this key American city - they then burned a good portion of it in revenge for us burning British cities in Canada
What is Washington DC?
200
this general led the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans
Who is Andrew Jackson?
300
because our ships were being seized, especially by France and Britain, Jefferson pass the Embargo Act which stated this
What is it forbid trading with any overseas nation?
300
William Henry Harrison won a key victory at this battle - it basically broke apart the Indian confedration
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
300
Jefferson was hesitant to declare war on Britain because of this
What is his budget reductions had left the U.S. army and navy poorly prepared for conflict?
300
the U.S. won a critical battle at this location and stopped the British from traveling further north with their attack
What is Baltimore (Fort McHenry)?
300
the Battle of New Orleans is considered tragic because of this
What is the war was already over - the Treaty of Ghent had been signed two weeks earlier?
400
this part of the nation was hurt the most from the Embargo Act because they had the most industry and shipped the most goods from their ports
What is the New England states (or) the Northeast?
400
the United States was upset with ______ because it was providing weapons and giving aid to the Indians in their fight against American settlers
What is Britain? (was one of the reasons we went to war with them in 1812)
400
this American won a key battle against British ships on Lake Erie
Who is Oliver Hazzard Perry? (We have met the enemy and they are ours!)
400
the American victory at Fort McHenry inspired ______ to write ______
What is Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
400
the Battle of New Orleans was fought after the Treaty of Ghent for this reason
What is neither side knew the war was over - the treaty was signed in Europe and it took ships almost a month to get the news across the Atlantic?
500
because U.S. businesses were being hurt because of the Embargo Act, he replaced it with the Nonintercourse Act which stated this
What is U.S. ships can trade with any nations EXCEPT France and Britain?
500
during the war of 1812, most Indians, especially in the Ohio Valley, sided with _______
What is the British?
500
this American ship won a key battle when it forced the British ship HMS Guerriere to surrender
What is the USS Constitution?
500
this treaty ended the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
500
this man is a genius and probably the greatest United States History teacher in all of West Michigan