Chapter 8.4 Flashcards
Battle of Lake Erie
British are fighting they French. Perry was able to defeat the British navy at Lake Erie. This victory gave the US control of lake and allowed the size to remove the British from the NW
Who was able to defeat the British navy at Lake Erie
Oliver hazard perry(commodore perry)
Phase 2 of the war of 1812
The British easily defeated American troops at Brandenburg(5 miles from DC)
With British approaching, troops abandon DC
Once the British entered DC what did they do
Began burning government buildings
Capitol building, White House, federal treasury
Why did the British burn down government offices in DC
They wanted to make the Americans lose confidence
While the Britain burned DC, what did they raise over the Capitol
Britain raised the British flag to fly over the US Capitol. This would be the first and only time a foreign country has captured the US Capitol
What was the war of 1812 also called
Mr Madison’s war
What did the British do when they entered the White House
Ate the food Madison’s wife made for 40 people, then burned the White House
After burning DC where did the British go next to destroy the ships that had been stacking British shipping
Baltimore
In order to keep the British from entering the harbor in Baltimore what did the citizens of Baltimore do
Sunk their ships to keep the British out
Prior to the battle of ft Mchenry what did the commander of the fort ask to be made
Huge flag that is so large that the British will have no problem seeing it
How long did the British bomb fort Mchenry
25 hours
After 25 hours of bombing, the smoke cleared and what was still standing at fort Mchenry
US flag
At the battle of fort Mchenry who described what they saw
Francis Scott key
What did key write
Star spangled banner
When did the battle of New Orleans occur
2 weeks after the war of 1812 was over
Due to slow deliver of mail, who didn’t hear that the war of 1812 was over and fought at the battle of New Orleans
British soldiers and Andrew Jackson fought since they didn’t know the war was over.
When was the battle of New Orleans and how many people died for the Americans and British
January 8,1815
US lost 71 men
Britain lost 2,000 men
Where was the treaty of Ghent signed
Ghent Belgium
What did the treaty of Ghent say (effects of the war of 1812)
- Jackson and perry increased Americans patriotism
- The British no longer supported the natives
- Due to the inability to trade, the US was forced to develop manufacturing
After the war of 1812, due to the inability to trade, what was stage US forced to develop
Manufacturing
The war of 1812 was like the
American Revolution part 2
