Before the War
Who sent the US navy to fight the Barbary Coast pirates in 1801?
President Thomas Jefferson
What was burned in Washington DC by the British?
The public buildings
How did the frontier impact US culture?
The hard work needed made strong and freedom loving Americans
Who was the Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacajawea
Why was the Battle of Plattsburgh Bay significant?
It stopped the British invasion via Lake Champlain
What is impressment?
The British kidnapping US sailors
Who was the US president during the War of 1812?
James Madison
What American leader won the Battle of New Orleans, and why was the fight unique?
Andrew Jackson; it happened after the war ended
Where did the Lewis and Clark expedition go?
The Louisiana Purchase (Missouri and Columbia Rivers)
What is the U.S.S. Constitution’s nickname?
Old Ironsides
Which US region(s) did not want to fight Britain?
New England
What 2 things increased in the US after the War of 1812?
manufacturing, nationalism
Which two groups of Canadians fought against America in the War of 1812?
Frenchmen and Tories
What is Tecumseh known for?
Shawnee leader opposing US expansion
What American naval leader won the Battle of Plattsburgh Bay NY?
Thomas Macdonough
What did the War Hawks want?
These Congressmen from the South and West wanted the US to fight England
Who saved White House things from burning?
Dolley Madison
Why did England agree to the Treaty of Ghent?
They were tired of war, and the US fought back enough
What is William Henry Harrison known for?
He won the 1811 Battles of Tippecanoe and 1813 Thames River (and was later 9th US president for a month)
What American naval leader won the Battle of Lake Erie OH?
Oliver Hazard Perry
What US warship was attacked by the British in 1807?
U.S.S. Chesapeake
Who wrote the US national anthem, and under what circumstances?
Francis Scott Key witnessed the failed British naval attack on Ft McHenry in Baltimore MD
Which US region(s) did not want tariffs?
South and West
Where did Andrew Jackson and his forces beat the Muscogee Creek people in 1814?
Horseshoe Bend (Alabama)
Why did Jefferson’s shipping embargo hurt America?
It stopped US trade without hurting France or Britain