Causes of the War
forced sailors into serving in the British navy
What is impressment?
president of the United States who declared the war
Who is James Madison?
August 19, 1812
When was Constitution vs. Guerriere?
British had a small, well-trained army in Canada with these people
What are Native Americans?
The government policy that limits the free flow of goods and services across borders
What are trade restrictions?
An act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 and hurt American business
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
famous Native American was killed at the Battle of the Thames
Who is Tecumseh?
The U.S. declared war and attacked this British colony
What is Canada?
the relationship between the U.S. and the French
What was as an important neutral trading nation, the United States became ensnarled in the European conflict that pitted Napoleonic France against Great Britain and their continental allies
A person in Congress who was eager for war against Britain
What is a War Hawk?
the main plan for the American Army when the War of 1812 started
What is invade Canada to keep the fighting on land?
He wrote the Star-Spangled Banner
Who is Francis Scott Key?
the Battle of Baltimore involved this fort
What is Fort McHenry?
the relationship between the U.S. and the British
What was conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.
A political party that met at the Hartford Convention and opposed the War of 1812
Who are the Federalists?
What the British and the French did to try to weaken each other
What was to interrupt their fur trade?
He was the American commander of the Lake Erie Naval forces.
Who was Oliver Hazard Perry?
Pivotal battle for the U.S. in 1813 when Americans won this battle
What was the Battle of Lake Erie?
Territories to which America had hoped to expand their powers
What were Indian, British, and Spanish territories
Name the main effect of the war on American people
What is: instilled a greater sense of nationalism among its citizens?
What were the British supplying the First Nations with and why?
What were guns to attack American settlers?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
this battle occurred after the peace treaty was signed
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
What were British restrictions on U.S. trade and America's desire to expand its territory, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain
He was the leader of France that was at War with Britain during the War of 1812
Who was Napoleon?
This person defeated the British at the Battle of Thames?
Who is William Henry Harrison?
In August of 1814, British soldiers landed in Maryland and burned these buildings
What are the White House and the Capitol?
In December of 1814, the U.S. and Great Britain signed a peace treaty called this treaty
What is the treaty of Ghent?
The War of 1812 had begun, and the British had 600 and the U.S only had 18
What are ships?