Axes to Grind
The sale of firearms, to natives, by these individuals frustrated American settlers.
Who were the British Army(Redcoats, British, Lobsterbacks)?
What is Britain?
The 4th president who served during the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
The advantage of being more familiar with the area or territory you are fighting in because you live there.
What is Home Field Advantage?
The most important commodity in early America
What is Land?
An avian title given to a person who wants their country to go to war.
What is a Warhawk?
A battle won by Governor William Henry Harrison. An American victory splintered the Pan-Indian movement.
What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Naval commander who had to switch ships at the Battle of Lake Erie.
Who was Oliver H. Perry?
This area of America thought the War of 1812 was unjust.
What is New England?
The act of refusing to trade with others.
What is Embargo?
The act of taking someone prisoner in order to make them work for your military.
What is impressment?
These people were the primary targets of frontier Americans during the War of 1812.
What were the Native Tribes?
These two War Hawks would serve in Congress for many years after the war.
Who were Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
Poor morale and poor training by the militia allowed this important city to be burned.
What is Washington DC?
The body of government that refused to make reparation payments for destroyed American Property.
What is Parliament?
Sharing the name of an eastern bay, this was a warship that was attacked by Great Britain.
What was the USS Chesapeake?
What is the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
A belligerent man who would lead Americans to victory at the Battle of New Orleans and would have his face be put on the 20 dollar bill.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This nation was hurt the most by the Embargo Act of 1807.
Who is the United States?
Britain's conflict with this nation gave American's hope that they could win a war with Britian.
Who is France?
The difference in view on ownership of this created constant conflict between settlers and natives
What is Land?
By supplying these to the native tribes, the British hoped to provoke fighting with American settlers.
What are guns?
This leader wanted all the tribes to refuse to sell their land to American Settlers.
Who was Tecumseh?
Due to poor performance during the war, these lost prestige and would have their role replaced in national defense.
What are Militias?
After the Battle of Baltimore this man would write a poem that would become The Star Spangled Banner.
Who was Francis Scott Key?