Social Studies Chapter 9, Section 3 Flashcards
Tribute
Protection money that would need to be paid to protect the ships from pirates
Barbary Pirates
Pirates that would operate off the Barbary Coast that would demand tribute if the ships were going to sail freely
Blockade
Close off a coast using ships so no enemy ships could get in or out
Embargo
Prohibits trade with another country
Philadelphia
A trade ship that was sailing in the Mediterranean that was seized by the Barbary Pirates
Neutral rights
The right to sail the seas and not take sides
Impressment
When a country takes the crew from ships and force them to join the army
Leopard
A British warship that intercepted the American trade ship Chesapeake
Chesapeake
An American trade ship that was intercepted by the British war ship Leopard but when the Leopard captain asked to search the ship, the captain said no and the Leopard opened fire
Embargo Act
An act passed by Congress that prohibited trade with all countries because the British were enraging the Americans so they tried to hurt Britain’s trade but it instead made America’s trade suffer
Nonintercourse Act
An act passed by Congress that allowed trade with all countries except for Britain and France but was not effective or successful
Napoleon tricks Madison
Madison told Britain and France that whichever one lifts their trade ban first will be able to trade with the Americans but Napoleon continued to seize American ships, even after he agreed to trade with the Americans
Madison’s thoughts on the British
Madison thought that Britain was the bigger threat than the French, even though the French tricked him
Tecumseh
The Shawnee Chief who organized a Confederacy between Native American tribes and had a brother named the Prophet who was the religious leader of the Native Americans
Native Americans confederacy
A confederacy between Native American tribes was put together by the Shawnee chief Tecumseh that would unite to fight the Americans if needed
The Prophet
The Native American religious leader who said that Native Americans should return to their old customs and not copy the western invaders
Prophetstown
A town in northern Indiana where the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers meet that was founded by the Prophet
Governor General William Henry Harrison
The American governor of Indiana who feared that Tecumseh and the Prophet would become too powerful and make an alliance with the British
The Battle of Tippecanoe
A battle between the Native Americans and the Americans at Prophetstown that ended with the Native Americans seeking out the British
War Hawks
A bunch of young Congressmen who pressured James Madison to declare war on Britain
Nationalism
Loyalty to a country(patriotism)
Henry Clay
A member of the House of Representatives from Kentucky who is also a leader of the War Hawks
John Calhoun
A senator from South Carolina who was a leader of the War Hawks
Declaration of War
Madison finally concluded that war with Britain was inevitable so he got Congress to declare war, but at the same time, the British were going to stop seizing ships but there was no backing down
