Exam 2 Flashcards
What did the navy act of 1794 allow for?
Allows the government to purchase or construct six frigates; the purpose of this is to send a message that we will not tolerate these attacks.
In what year did Tripoli declare war on the US?
1801
How many British vessels did the Baltimore Clippers either sink or capture ?
Over 500
The first national US government was
The articles of confederation
If they shipped was US build and you are screwed it paid a per entry of___ per ton.
Six cents
If I ship was US built in foreign crude he paid a per ton entry of
$.30
After Jefferson becomes president what did we once again do?
Sold most of the Navy and fire most of the Navy officers.
What was the number one source of income for countries in northern Africa?
Barbary pirating
What country stopped attacking our ships after we passed the Navy act of 1794?
Algiers
What is an embargo?
Close ports, no trade
Who went to make a deal for the purchase of New Orleans from Napoleon, and how did it go?
James Monroe and Livingston. They were told not to pay more than $10 million. Napoleon offered the entire Louisiana purchase for $15 million and we jumped on it
When and where was the last time a confederation was attempted?
Argentina in the 1870s
What unforgivable offense did a British warship inflict upon the US in 1811?
It went into a New York Harbor and impressed in entire merchant vessel with the crew.
What was the ship of preference for smugglers, and why?
Baltimore clippers because they were small very fast ships, in the European ships couldn’t catch him.
What to prominent figures were beheaded during the French Revolution?
Louis the 16th, and Marie Antoinette
Approximately how many of the American Mariners who were impressed and the British Navy were actually British
One in 10
What type of ship was the Clermont?
A hybrid steam/sailship
Under the Constitution, Congress is required to
Have and maintain a navy
What is a tariff?
A tax on imports
The Essex case of 1800 was when an American neutral vessel running cargo was caught and let go by the British admiralty prison much to everyone’s surprise because it was ruled a
Broken voyage
Name three countries in northern Africa who are engaged in Barbary pirating.
Morocco, Algeria, and Libya
In 1805 two of the greatest battles in naval history occurred. What were they?
Trafalgar and Austerlitz
Who is the father of the mechanical merchant marine?
John Fitch
What was England’s three steps in their SOP
Issue blockades, define contraband at their discretion, and allow colonial trade by treaty only.
When did New York City burn, and who ordered this done?
1783, King George
What is a nutriccain?
A hurricane that heads out to sea.
When did the Baltimore Clippers begin development
1795, and were built until 1815
When was the first steam engine invented, and by whom?
1775, James Watt
When did Congress defy Jefferson and pull the embargo?
1809
When did fitch receive his patent?
August 1794
We went to Spain for help in______ Add negotiated a treaty for a $10,000 bribe to_________.
1786; morocco
What happened to Napoleon’s plan for taking over Haiti?
It didn’t work. His troops suffered tropical fevers and the slaves who had uprised successfully fought back
What was a paper blockade
And imaginary blockade where you’re told where they blockaded area was without they’re actually being ships there
In 1793 who was found guilty of treason and beheaded
Louis the 16th
Thomas Jefferson won over John Adams by
Publicly calling him out for not going to war with France
The battle of Trafalgar was when the French Navy was on R&R thinking they were safe, and a British fleet commanded by_____ _______ broadside of the French, who didn’t have a prayer. Their big ships of the line literally sank keel in the mud.
Horatio Nelson
When did Madison ask Congress to declare war?
June 1, 1812
The French pass laws to counter the orders in council, allowing French merchant ships to
Privateer an attack neutral ships
During the articles of Confederation, the United States had our own flag, government, but had no_______, and were still economically dependent upon_________.
Money; England
What were the Baltimore Clippers the basis for?
The more modern clippers such as the California and Texas
Who won the election of 1808, and what did they outlaw?
James Madison, he outlawed intercourse (clean up business)
What happened when Johnjay presented the treaty to the Confederation?
They argued back-and-forth, could not agree on anything; meanwhile Gardoqui keeps asking Jay what the status was, and without an answer Gardoqui pull the treaty.
What big market did the merchant Marines seek in the Baltic?
Amber, depending on the quality could be very valuable.
In 1810 Madison passed Macon’s bill number two. What did that mean?
It meant that if France or England stopped violating our neutrality we would trade with you and not the other nation.
“If there were no Algerians, it would be worthwhile for England to build one.”
Benjamin Franklin
In what years was the quasi-naval war?
1798 to 1800
What was the third market?
Sumatra (Indonesia), peppercorns was the biggest product.
One incentive for goods to be moved by American ship was a___ Reduction on US tariff rates.
10%
Who did Washington order in 1795 to negotiate with Spain for commercial trade?
Thomas Pinckney
What was the piece of Amiens?
In agreement and 1801 for France England and Spain to stop fighting, which lasted about 18 months.
When was the Claremont built?
In 1807. Fulton build the whole around the engine, August 1807 launch is from Greenwich city New York in Headz up river to Livingstons ancestral home, Claremont
Who was Jean Lafitte?
Privateer for Mexico and Brazil, based himself out of Galveston and established the Republic of Campeche.
We were illegally smuggling good through Canada.
True
England signs the____ treaty in ____.
Jay; 1796
Well the peace of Amiens was going on what did Napoleon do?
He sent a fleet of 60,000 Premier Army troops to Santa Domingo (Haiti)
What was the only saving grace of the war of 1812
The merchant Marines.
