Chapter 12: The Second War For Independence & The Upsurge Of Nationalism: 1812-1824 Flashcards
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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- American naval officer
- built a fleet on shores of Erie
- captured British fleet, his slogan was “We have met the enemy and they are ours”
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War of 1812
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- also known as Mr. Madison’s war
- turned to in order to restore confidence in republican experiment
- US declared war on Britain
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Thomas Macdonough
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- American commander of battle fought near Plattsburgh on September 11th, 1814
- forced British navy to retreat
- saved upper New York from conquest, New England from further disaffection, the Union from dissolution
- affected negotiations of Anglo-American peace treaty in Europe
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Francis Scott Key
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- watched bombardment from British ship in war of 1812
* inspired to write “The Star Spangled Banner”
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Andrew Jackson
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- in command of American troupes in New Orleans
- whipped British in battle of New Orleans
- loved so much by Americans that he was made President
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Battle of New Orleans
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- January 8, 1815
- Americans were led by Andrew Jackson
- total victory for America, in 30 minutes 2000 British were killed or wounded
- restored American honor
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Treaty of Ghent
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- Christmas eve,1814
- both sides agreed to stop fighting
- everything pretty much returned to normal concerning borders
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John Quincy Adams
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- son of John Adams
- 1/5 men for the treaty of Ghent
- disapproved of Henry Clay
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Henry Clay
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- deplored by John Quincy Adams
* created 3 components of the “American System”
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Blue Light Federalists
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*New Englanders who supposedly flashed lanterns on the shore so the British knew when American ships attempted to escape
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Washington Irving
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- along with James Fenimore Cooper
* one of the nations first writers of importance to use American scenes and themes
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James Fenimore Cooper
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- along with Washington Irving
* one of the nations first writers of importance to use American scenes and themes
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Stephen Decatur
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- naval hero of the War of 1812 and Barbary Coast expeditions
- made famous toast: “Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!”
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Tariff of 1816
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- first tariff in American History for protection, not revenue
- eastern manufacturing companies flourished
- one of three components for Henry Clay’s plan
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The American System
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- created by Henry Clay
- consisted of 3 main parts:
- a strong banking system
- a protective tariff to allow manufacturing to flourish
- network or roads and canals for trading
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Erie Canal
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*canal on lake Erie completed by New York in 1825
