503 Flashcards
Where was the American victory that chased the British off of the great lakes?
Lake Erie
What was the most famous US ship of the war of 1812?
The USS constitution
What country did the Americans try to invade?
Canada
What American fort was captured by the British in 1812?
Detroit
Who said “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”?
Oliver Perry
How many of the ship on ship battles did the Americans win?
13 out of 16
What did the British use to stop all America’s trade and tariff money?
Blockade
Who was the American battle of the Thames River?
William Henry Harrison
Who were the Americans moved to Canada during the revolution?
Tories
What should Congress have raised to prepare for war?
Taxes
What were the two important navy battles of the war of 1812?
Lake Erie and Plattsburgh Bay
What city was burned by the British?
Washington DC
Who successfully defended Lake Champlain?
Thomas McDonough
Where where the 2 battles in Canada in 1814?
Chippewa and Lundy’s Lane
What state did the British want to take a piece?
Maine
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What was the fort that defended Baltimore Harbor?
Fort McHenry
Who was the first lady that saved many of the valuable things in the White House from the British?
Dolley Madison
Who were the people the British wanted to have a nation between the US and Canada?
Indians
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Who was the hero of the battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
What was the name of the battle where Jackson defeated the Creek Indians?
Horseshoe Bend
Why did the British decided to make peace on good terms?
The US won at Plattsburgh Bay and Baltimore. Britain new it would be a long fight and they were tired of war.
Why would Andrew Jackson especially hate the British?
He was slashed by a British soldier during the revolution for refusing to clean his boots.
What two things increased because of the war of 1812?
Manufacturing and nationalism
How did tariffs help American factories?
They raised the price of foreign goods so people bought the American Ones
Why was the battle of New Orleans and unusual victory?
It was fought after the war had ended
What part of the country liked tariffs?
The Northeast
What part of the country did not like tariffs?
The west and south
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
Who won the battle of Plattsburgh today?
Thomas McDonough
Who won the battle of Lake Erie?
Oliver Perry
Who won the battle of Tippecanoe and Thames River?
William Henry Harrison
Who won the battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Who sent the Navy to attack Tripoli on the barberry coast?
Thomas Jefferson
Why was America not ready for the war of 1812?
The Democratic Republican Congress had not raised money to expand the tiny Navy and Army.
Who were the people of Canada who fought so hard against the Americans?
The Tories who fled the US during the Revolution and the Frenchman of new France.
Why did Thomas Jefferson not believe he could make the Louisiana purchase and why did he do it?
The Constitution does not allow land purchases but it was too good to pass up.
What was stopped by the American victory at the battle of Plattsburgh Bay?
An invasion of New York down Lake Champlain
What was the Louisiana purchase?
It was the land west of the Mississippi bought by the US from France in 1803
What was the most famous American warship in the war of 1812?
The USS Constitution
Which US warship was attacked by the British and had several men killed and four sailors kidnapped before the war 1812?
The USS Chesapeake
