this nickname was given to American mechants who controlled a large portion of ocean-going trade
What is Yankees?
100
between 1790 and 1810, close to 900,000 white American settlers moved onto Indian lands in this region
What is the Ohio Valley (or) Great Lakes region (or) Northwest Territory?
100
importing or exporting goods in violation of trade laws
What is smuggling?
100
this was the last major battle of the War of 1812
What is the Battle of New Orleans? "And they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles..."
100
besides Fort Detroit, this fort in what would become Michigan was a strategic target during both the War of 1812 and earlier battles with Indians in the Ohio Valley
What is Fort Mackinac?
200
While both the French and British were seizing American ships and cargo, only the British were guilty of this practice that violated the rights of American merchant sailors
What is impressment (or) impressing sailors into their navy?
200
this Shawnee leader organized a confederation of Native American nations in resisting white settlers during the early 1800s
Who is Tecumseh (will also accept The Prophet, who was Tecumseh's brother)?
200
a long journey of exploration
What is an expedition?
200
the British captured and burned a good portion of this city
What is Washington DC?
200
the United States believed that capturing ___________ would be a key to winning the War of 1812
What is Canada?
300
in violation of the Embargo Act, some merchants turned to this illegal activity
What is smuggling?
300
they aided the Native Americans in their fight against American settlers
Who are the British?
300
mountian ridge that separates rivers flowing towards opposite sides of a continent
What is the continental divide?
300
the name given to those who favored going to war with Britain
What is War Hawks?
300
the American victory here repelled a major British offensive and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the "Star Spangled Banner"
What is Fort McHenry (or) Baltimore?
400
merchants in this part of the United States were most upset with Jefferson's embargo
What is New England (or) the Northeast?
400
In 1795, defeated native American nations were forced to give up this area as part of the the Treaty of Greenville?
What is Ohio (WORST STATE EVER!!!!)?
400
the right to vote
What is suffrage?
400
opposition to going to war with Britain was strongest in this region of the United States
What is New England (or) the Northeast?
400
after defeating the British on Lake Erie, this American naval captain sent notice to his commanders that "we have met the enemy and they are ours"
Who is Oliver Hazzard Perry?
500
responding to public pressure, Jefferson dropped the Embargo Act, which forbid trade to all foreign nations, and replaced it with this milder act, which allowed trade to any foreign nation except Britain or France
What is the Nonintercourse Act?
500
in 1811, future president William Henry Harrison's troops successfully broke apart the Indian confederation with a victory at the Battle of _____________ - he would later use the battle's name in his slogan during the presidential campaign of 1840 "____________ and Tyler too!"
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
500
stirring up rebellion against the government
What is sedition?
500
Andrew Jackson, who led the collection of American and Cherokee fighters at the Battle of New Orleans, was called this nickname - Johnny Horton knew it
What is "Old Hickory"? - "Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise if we didn't fire a musket until we looked 'em in the eyes"