Chapter 12

Question 1

At what battle during the War of 1812 was the Indian leader Tecumseh killed?

Answer 1

Battle of Thames, 1813

Question 2

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 2

An astonishing victory for the Americans and their leader General Andrew Jackson. They inflicted over 2,000 casualties on the British in only a half hour, while losing around 70 men. This victory left America feeling good about the war and propelled Andrew Jackson to nationwide fame.

Question 3

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 3

This treaty essentially established an armistice with Great Britain, returning things to the way they were before the war began.

Question 4

Hartford Convention

Answer 4

A meeting of the States from New England that sought to gain reparations from the Federal government. This convention included some talk of secession as a last resort. It was disbanded as the war ended and the victory in New Orleans shed a positive light on the conflict.

Question 5

Rush-Bagot Agreement

Answer 5

An agreement between the United States and Great Britain to limit the amount of naval armament on the Great Lakes.

Question 6

American System

Answer 6

Henry Clay’s three part system for growing the nation. First a strong banking system, second a strong protective tariff for domestic business, and third a new network of roads and canals to facilitate western expansion and industry.

Question 7

Who was the President during the “Era of Good Feelings?”

Answer 7

James Monroe

Question 8

Panic of 1819

Answer 8

This financial disaster was based largely in over-speculation in western lands. The Bank of the United States foreclosed on scores of western farms, making enemies of western farmers.

Question 9

Land Act of 1820

Answer 9

Offered virgin land at the rate of $1.25 an acre for up to 80 acres.

Question 10

Missouri Compromise

Answer 10

In this compromise the South gained Missouri as a slave state, The North won the ability to outlaw slavery in future territories. Even more important was the distinction that there would be no slavery north of the line 36 30.

Question 11

Cohens v. Virginia

Answer 11

A powerful victory for the Federal government. It stated that the Supreme Court could overrule any decision from the State level courts.

Question 12

Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 12

This decision reinforced the right of Congress alone to regulate interstate commerce. This reaffirmed federal over state power.

Question 13

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 13

A verbal statement that warned Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere at the risk of American military intervention.