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What is Checks and Balances: our constitutions way of making sure no branch of goevernment could have too much power
This piece of land was purchased from the French by the U.S. and it made the British angry.....
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The war with what country caused the British to prevent U.S. companies from trading with them...
What is France?
True of False: The British navy ships outnumbered U.S. ship 600 to 16
What is true?
This is the year in which the War of 1812 began.
When was 1812
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.
The name of the group that Tecumseh organized to fight U.S. soldiers.
What is the confederation
The name for a navy action where harbors were shut down from trading.
What is a blockade?
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.
The three branches of the U.S. government
What are the executive, the judicial and the legislative branches?
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.
The tribe that Tecumseh and his brother (The prophet) came from.
What is the Shawnee Tribe?
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?
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.
The branch of government that can override a presidential VETO>
What is the legislative branch?