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100

What nickname did the USS Constitution earn after destroying the Guirrere? 

Old Ironsides

100

Who lead the Native American Nation?

Tecumseh

100

Who was President during the War of 1812?

James Madison

100

What does blockade mean?

When ships create a wall to block a country off

100

Who won the War of 1812?

They tied

200

Which battle did American Andrew Jackson lead the army to victory, even though the war already ended technically?

New Orleans

200

Which party met in Hartford to contemplate succession?

The Federalists

200

Who was England fighting already when the US declared war and the War of 1812 began?

France

200

What was the Embargo Act OF 1807?

It banned the US from trading with any other country

200

What lead to an increase in American Patriotisms? 

Victories by leaders like Jackson and Perry

300

Which American led the US to victory in the Battle of Lake Erie?

Oliver Hazard Perry

300

Who went behind enemy lines to destroy the ship which Tripoli captured?  

Stephen Decatur

300

What was one example of how the US Army was weakened prior to the War of 1812 starting?

-Navy had 22 ships

-The army had less than 7,000 men

-Army leaders were weakened and inexperienced

300

What is impressment?

Kidnapping of US sailors and forcing them to work on the other countries ships

300

What caused the Americans and British to begin a positive relationship after the war?

British defeated Napoleon, both countries resumed their friendship, and British-American trade recommenced.

400

During which Battle did Tecumseh die in an American Victory?

Battle of the Thames

400

Who was the American commander in the Battle of Tippecanoe? 

William Henry Harrison

400

What were the two reasons War Hawks pushed for the US to declare war on Great Britain?

-War Hawks thought by conquering Canada they would stop the British-Native Alliance 

- Give Americans more land to settle, 

-Wanted war because of their anger at British attacks on American Ships.

400

Which country committed impressment on American Ships?

England

400

What was a positive result of the British blockade?

Growth in American manufacturing

500

During which battle did Francis Scott Key write the Star Spangled Banner?

Battle of Fort McHenry

500

Who saved American Artifacts during the burning of Washington D.C.?

Dolley Madison and the White House servants

500

The British ship, The Leopold, attacked what US ship?

The Chesapeake

500

What was signed in Belgium to end the War of 1812?

Treat of Ghent

500

How did the war change Americas view of its future?

Promoted Nationalism

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