Lessons 1-2
Members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Who were the War Hawks?
Britain won this battle named after our nation's capital and Britain TOOK the capital!
What was the Battle of Washington, DC?
This Republican was elected president in 1808.
Who was James Madison?
This country's agents from Canada began to arm Native Americans who were living along the western frontier.
Who was Great Britain?
When ships faced off one-on-one in 1812, this country's sailors usually won the battles.
What is the USA?
Another famous saying from Commodore Perry was on his battle flag - "Don't give up the ______!"
What is SHIP?
We listened to a 1959 song about this battle that the US won. It was the last major conflict.
What was the Battle of New Orleans?
Nicknamed Old Hickory, he was an American hero in the Battle of New Orleans. As commander of the Tennessee militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing 23 million acres of land. He was elected as the seventh president of the United States.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.
Who was Tecumseh?
After several embarrassing naval losses, the British did this to Amerca's seports.
What is a blockade?
American naval captain who put together the fleet that defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
Who was Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry?
After this battle ended the British surrendered and Perry sent his famous message to Harrison. “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”
What was The Battle of Lake Erie?
The governor of the Indiana Territory during this time wondered about the Native American Threat. He later died just 31 days after his inauguration as president in 1841, making his presidency the shortest in U.S. history.
Who was William Henry Harrison?
Tecumseh was helped by his brother, a religious leader called this nickname. They founded a village for their followers near the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers.
Who was "The Prophet"?
War with American Indians erupted in the South. This group of Indians, angry at American settlers for pushing into their lands, took up arms in 1813.
What was the Creek War?
I am a leading War Hawk from South Carolina. I served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and introduced a declaration of war against Britain in June 1812. Later, I served two terms as vice-president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Who am I?
Who was Henry Clay?
The US won this battle and stopped the British invasion at Baltimore.
What was the battle of Fort McHenry?
A treaty signed after the U.S. victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; the Creek were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land.
What was the Treaty of Fort Jackson?
Tecumseh’s death during the fighting of this battle also dealt a blow to the British alliance with Native Americans in the region.
What was the Battle of Thames River?
Despite U.S. success on the western and southern frontiers, the situation in the East grew worse. After defeating France in April 1814, this country sent more troops to America.
Who was Great Britain?
The War Hawks were led by him along with John C. Calhoun and Felix Grundy.
Who was Henry Clay?
A group known as the strongest opponents of the War Hawks.
Who were the New England Federalists?
In the early 1800s, Native Americans in the old Northwest Territory continued to lose land as thousands of settlers poured into the region. The United States had gained this land in this treaty but American Indian leaders who had not agreed to the treaty protested the settlers’ arrival
What was the Treaty of Greenville?
U.S. victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States
What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
He was a leading Federalist who openly criticized war against the British. He served as a congressman from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1812 to 1816.
Who was Daniel Webster?