Early American Naval Conflicts
This conflict, from 1798-1800, saw the newly formed U.S. Navy protecting American shipping in the Caribbean and engaging in naval battles with French warships
Quasi-War with France
This European power, seeking to weaken Great Britain, became a key ally to the Americans during the Revolutionary War, providing crucial naval support.
What is France
American Naval Officer Stephen Decatur famously burned down this ship in Tripoli harbor to prevent it from being used against the U.S.
What is the USS Philadelphia
This U.S. foreign policy doctrine, issued in 1823, warned European powers against further colonization in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
This crucial Union strategy during the Civil War aimed to cut off the Confederacy's access to trade and supplies.
What is the Anaconda Plan
The actions of Stephen Decatur and the destruction of a captured American warship took place during which early 19th-century conflict?
What is the First Barbary War?
This American naval officer famously declared, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," during the Battle of Lake Erie
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry
This major naval battle, fought on October 21, 1805, saw the British fleet decisively defeat the French and Spanish, securing British naval dominance
What is the Battle of Trafalgar
This U.S. naval policy, which began after the War of 1812, focused on deploying groups of ships to various parts of the world to protect American commerce and interests
What is the Squadron Navy
This Confederate strategy relied heavily on the idea that European economic interests would force them to intervene in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy
What is the King Cotton thesis
The impressment of American sailors by the British was a major cause of this early 19th century conflict
What is the War of 1812?
This naval tactic was employed by the Americans during the Revolution using smaller, faster ships to harass British trade and supply lines, rather than engaging in direct fleet battles.
What is "Guerre de Course" or commerce raiding or privateering
This treaty, signed in 1814, officially ended the War of 1812, though it did not resolve many of the issues that caused the conflict.
What is the Treaty of Ghent
This U.S. Naval officer led a famous expedition to Japan in 1852-1854, which led to the opening of Japan to the West.
Who is Matthew Perry
This confederate-built vessel was the first submarine to engage another warship in combat
What is the CSS Hunley
The Tripolitan War, fought between 1801 and 1805, saw the U.S. Navy engage Barbary corsairs, leading to the phrase " to shores of Tripoli." This war culminated in the USMC-led invasion of this city in Tripoli
What is Denna
This treaty, negotiated by John Jay, was meant to resolve tensions with Britain after the Revolutionary War but was hotly debated and unpopular
What is the Jay Treaty
This Act, also known as the "Act to provide a Naval Armament," authorized the construction of six frigates that would form the core of the early U.S. Navy.
What is the Naval Act of 1794
This conflict from 1846-1848, demonstrated the U.S. Navy's ability to project power by sea and led to significant territorial expansion of the United States.
What is the Mexican-American War
This Confederate ironclad ship, originally the USS Merrimack, engaged in battle with the USS Monitor at Hampton Roads, marking a turning point in naval warfare
What is the CSS Virginia
This battle was the first of its kind, fought between two ironclad ships and is considered the end of the "Age of Sail"
Battle of Hampton Roads
This key strategic advantage possessed by the British navy allowed them to project power and maintain a blockade of the American coastline.
What is naval supremacy or control of the sea
This conflict, occurring between 1801 and 1805, involved U.S. naval actions in the Mediterranean against North African states in response to piracy and tribute demands.
What is the First Barbary War
This Treaty, which concluded the expedition to Japan led by Matthew C. Perry, formally opened Japan to the West and led to political modernization and industrialization there
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa
These three submarines were built by the Confederacy in response to the overwhelming strength of the Union navy
What are the Pioneer, the American Diver, and the Hunley