Describe the American troops and leader during the Battle of New Orleans.
The Leader was Andrew Jackson. His troops were a mix of frontiersmen, Indians, Creoles, black militiamen and pirates. They fought Indian style
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Means before the war
Antebellum
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What was the purpose of Andrew Jackson's Indian Policy?
He wanted to open northwest Louisiana for white settlers
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What are some causes of the war of 1812?
England encouraged Indians to attack Americans, British navy impressed U.S. sailors into service.
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Describe the British troops and leaders in the Battle of New Orleans
Edward Pakenham had a large fleet of 13,000 well trained English soldiers. Fighting style of marching shoulder to shoulder in tight formation
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Antebellum refers to a period in aAmerican history when?
Plantation life and slavery reached their peak
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Define raft
log jam
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What are some effects of the war of 1812?
supply shortages, unemployment, a great decline in trade
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What is the significance of the Treaty of Ghent?
It stopped the fighting, New Orleans was now protected, England stopped impressing american sailors and Stopped encouraging Indians to attack.
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Decsribe the admas Onis Treaty
The Unites States bought Florida from Spain, and the two countries finnaly agreed on a western boundary for Louisiana known as the Neutral Strip
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A famous steamboat pilot
Henry Miller Shreve
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What dilemma did Governor Claiborne face regarding Jean Lafitte's offer of help?
he needed help defeating the English, wanted to capture New Orleans but did not want to work with Jean Lafitte , who he'd long tried to capture for his illegal smuggling operation
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What social changes were brought about by the Battle of New Orleans?
Indians, creoles, people of color, pirates, Germans< spanish, Irish, small farmers all worked together to defend their homes and no one was separated any longer
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Who believed Indians were savages holding up American progress?
Andrew Jackson
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What did the federal government hire Henry Miller Shreve to do?
Clear the Great River Raft on Red River and open the river to steamboat traffic.
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Why was the War of 1812 considered a victory for the United States?
The war was considered a victory for the United States because England stopped encouraging Indians to attack and no longer impressed American sailors into its navy.
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How was the Battle of New Orleans won?
Jackson's troops attacked from behind cotton bales in a carefully chosen location, Pakenham's troops continued marching once all the captains were killed in battle.
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This treaty demanded th Indians abandon their lands in northwest Louisiana and sell them to the federal government for a mere 15 cents per acre.
Caddo Cession Treaty
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Shreve Town is now known as
How did Louisiana's population grow during the 1860's?
Shreveport
People traveled from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas and also Germans and Irishmen came to Louisiana to escape povery and starvation