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Generals
Important Men
Battles
Bits and Pieces
Vocabulary
100
American General who surrendered Fort Detroit without firing a shot
Who is William Hull
100
Lawyer and poet who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, which later became the national anthem for the United States
Who is Francis Scott Key
100
Battleground where the White House, the Treasury Building, the Capitol and the War Office were set on fire.
What is the Battle of Washington DC
100
Organization of men who wanted war
Who are the War Hawks
100
This means to "take back"
What is "repeal"
200
Canadian/British General who won battles at Fort Detroit and Queenstown Heights
Who is Sir Isaac Brock
200
Our 3rd President who inforced and repealed the Embargo Act of 1809
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Last battle of the war that didn't need to happen because the treaty was signed weeks before it began and they never got word it was done
What is the Battle of New Orleans
200
Signed in 1814 in Belgium to end the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent
200
This means "in charge of"
What is "preside"
300
American naval hero who won using smaller boats
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry
300
Our 4th President who presided over the War of 1812
Who is James Madison
300
Battles won by British General Sir Isaac Brock
What are the Battles of Fort Detroit and Queenstown Heights
300
Signed by Thomas Jefferson in 1809. Stated that American ships will not send goods to any foreign country.
What is the Embargo Act
300
This meant that sailors were taken from their ships to serve another country in their efforts/war
What is impressment
400
Our 9th President and American general who won the Battle of the Thames River
Who is William Henry Harrison
400
Known as "The Great Compromiser"
Who is Henry Clay
400
Oliver Hazard Perry won these two battles
What is the Battle of Lake Erie and the Thames River
400
Number of British soldiers that were killed or wounded, and number of American soldiers that were killed or wounded at the Battle of New Orleans
What is 2000 (British) and 20 (American)
400
Name of Native American leader who helped the British
Who is Tecumseh
500
Our 7th president and American general who won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815
Who is Andrew Jackson
500
War Hawk leader and Vice-President of the United States under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Who is John Calhoun
500
These two American battles (which ended up as victories) happened one day after the other
What is the Battle of Plattsburg and Baltimore
500
Ratio of American troops to Canadian/British troops when William Hull led them into Canada
What is 5:1
500
Another name for the Battle of Lake Erie
What is Put-In-Bay