Picture This...
Native American Resistance
Trade Wars
Get off my ship!
Miscellaneous
100

to the slide .... what is it and what can you tell me about this?

What is Checks and Balances: our constitutions way of making sure no branch of goevernment could have too much power

100

This piece of land was purchased from the French by the U.S. and it made the British angry.....

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

100

The war with what country caused the British to prevent U.S. companies from trading with them...

What is France?

100

True of False: The British navy ships outnumbered U.S. ship 600 to 16

What is true?

100

This is the year in which the War of 1812 began.

When was 1812

200

What is this and what can you tell me about this?

The Battle of Tippencanoe: This is where the U.S. forces fought against Tecumseh's confederation and destroyed Prophet Town.  

200

The name of the group that Tecumseh organized to fight U.S. soldiers.

What is the confederation

200

The name for a navy action where harbors were shut down from trading. 

What is a blockade?

200

True or False: Over 25 thousand American sailors were forced to fight for the British Navy by the start of the War of 1812. 

What is false: 6 to 10 thousand is the correct answer. 

200

The three branches of the U.S. government

What are the executive, the judicial and the legislative branches?

300

What is this and what can you tell me about it?

Impressment: The practice of British soldiers forcing American sailors to fight for the British Navy. Once and Englishman, always an Englishman.

300

The tribe that Tecumseh and his brother (The prophet) came from. 

What is the Shawnee Tribe?

300

The law signed by Thomas Jefferson which made it illegal for U.S. companies to trade with the British.

What is the Embargo Act of 1807?

300

The term connected to the War Hawks. These were the angry politicians who wanted to go to war against Britain for not respecting our sovereignty as a nation. 

What is nationalism. 

300

The branch of government that can override a presidential VETO>

What is the legislative branch?

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