Chapter 10 Section 5

Question 1

Battle of Lake Erie

Answer 1

“We have met the enemy and they are ours” the British battered Perrys ship so he sailed to another and kept fighting until he won.

Question 2

Andrew Jackson

Answer 2

A Tennessee officer took command of American troops in the creek war. With the help of the Cherokees he won an amazing battle at the battle of horseshoe bend.

Question 3

The battle of horseshoe bend

Answer 3

Beat the creeks. For the time being he ended the fighting, but the native Americans had to give up land to the white settlers.

Question 4

Dooley Madison

Answer 4

Saved the declaration and constitution and a portrait of Washington from being burned by the British. Then fled south.

Question 5

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 5

Andrew Jackson fought it, the Americans won it. Kept the British from using Florida as a base. Jasksons troops included thousands of men who many of them were riflemen. Citizens also joined to protect New Orleans. The Americans built trenches to protect themselves. January eighth the British attacked. More then 2000 British died only seven Americans died.

Question 6

Richard Allen

Answer 6

Organized African Americans to help in the war.

Question 7

Hartford convention

Answer 7

Were a bunch of federalists New England merchants gathered up to protest the war. But they stopped as soon as they know the war was over.

Question 8

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 8

John q. Adams was there in Belgium when it was signed. He said “nothing was adjusted nothing was settled.” Britain and America settled back to prewar conditions. The Canada border was also settled.

Question 9

Oliver hazard perry

Answer 9

Designed ships and won at the battle of Lake Erie with a fleet of very few ships.