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Who led US forces in the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
What was the last Battle of the War of 1812?
New Orleans
What did the Treaty of Ghent do?
Ended the War of 1812
What does ratify mean?
To approve and accept a treaty or a legal document
Which President was elected in 1808 and convinced Congress to declare war in 1812?
James Madison
Who led the settler militia in the Creek War?
Andrew Jackson
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
What did the Treaty of Paris do?
Ended the Revolutionary War?
What was a Warhawk?
A congressman who supported going to war with Britain
What two groups fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Native Americans and the small militia led by William Henry Harrison
Who was the Shawnee chief who founded Prophetstown and later defeated the Americans at Detriot?
Tecumsah
After they finished fighting Napolean in Europe, what was the first thing the British did when they were at full strength?
Burn down government buildings in DC
What did the Treaty of Fort Jackson?
Ended the Creek War (transfer of land ownership in the American South)
What is impressment?
the forcible seizure of American sailors by the British Royal Navy to serve on their own ships
What were the two Spanish forts Andrew Jackson captured in Florida?
Pensacola and St Marks
Who was the Governor of Indiana who led a small army against Phophetstown?
William Henry Harrison
What was the series of battles where Andrew Jackson led militias and slave hunters against the local Seminole Tribe and runaway slaves in Northern Florida?
First Seminole War
What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?
Agreement between US and Spain where US was given Florida
What was the Embargo Act
a U.S. law that banned American ships from trading in foreign ports
What are the two reasons the Battle of New Orleans became famous?
It was a blowout win for the Americans and it technically happened after the war was over
Who led the Americans to an important victory at the Battle of Lake Erie?
Commodore Oliver Perry
What base was bombed for over 24 straight hours by the British in Baltimore?
Fort McHenry
What did the Rush-Bagot Agreement do?
Limited naval power on the Great Lakes (between Britain and US)
What is a blockade?
A war measure to cut off an enemy's ports and isolate them from trade
Why were Anti-Federalists and southerners more likely to favor going to war than Federalists and people from New England?
Anti-Feds and Southernors prioritized agriculture over trade. Federalists and residents of northern states knew that going to war would hurt the trade economy, which was how they made money.