Ch 12NOT FINISHED Flashcards
Oliver perry
Captured a British fleet on Lake Erie
Old ironsides
Uss constitution
Became famous since British cannon balls seemed to bounce right off of it
Battle of Thames
1813
Won by Harrison
Battle of Plattsburgh
Won by Thomas Macdonough
Naval battle
Saved upper NY from British Invasion
Burning of Washington, D.C.
British force of 4,000 invaded at Chesapeake and burned Washington and many public buildings
Fort McHenry
Fort at Baltimore
Star spangled banner
Survived rigorous cannon shots by Brits but was not taken
Andrew Jackson war of 1812
Won battle at New Orleans and battle at horseshoe bend
Battle of horseshoe bend
Jackson crushed SW Indians
Battle of New Orleans
1815
Led by jackson
Brits attacked entrenched Americans and lost
Fought after wars end
Treaty of Ghent
Both sides agreed to stop fighting and restore territory
No mention was made of american grievances
Originally Britain wanted Great Lakes and Maine but this was rejected
State two ways the federalists were disloyal during war
Illegal trade with Canada
Small minority had a convention
Hartford convention
Small group of federalists who came up with some petitions
Considered secession but decided against it
Hartford convention petitions
2/3 vote in congress to declare embargoes and wars
No same state presidents
No more 3/5 compromise
Single term presidents
What killed the Federalist Party in 1815?
The Hartford convention made federalists look petty and treasonous
Post war of 1812 nationalism in what areas?
- war heros-jackson and Harrison
- more manufacturing
- proved nations strength