The Coming Of Wat Flashcards
What along the coast of africa would capture ships?
Barbary pirates
What led Congress to enact a ban on trade
Violations of US neutrality
Attacks continued until______________.
The unites states sent the USS constitution and other warships to stop the pirates
Why did the british stop american merchant ships?
To search for british sailors who had run away from british navy
What british shipped stopped US navy ship________?
Leopard
Chesapeake
What was the embargo act?
Banned all trade with all foreign countries
The embargo act had little effect on______ and_______.
Britain
France
Congress replaced the embargo act with the _______________.
Nonintercourse act
Who was tecumseh
A shawnee chief
Tecumseh founded_________________________.
A village near tippecanoe abd wabash rivers in indian territory
Who warned tecumseh and why
William henry harrison warned tecumseh not to resist power of US
Who led army in attack on village in 1811
William henry harrison
Who won battle of tippecanoe
US
Tecumseh fled to ________.
Canada
What are warhawks
Young members of congress from south and west
Warhawks demanded war against ____.
Britain
Why were warhawks angered
British trade restrictions
James madison would__________________.
Serve as commander in chief during war of 1812
British ships blocked___________.
Seaports
Oliver hazard perry won ___________.
Naval battle of lake erie in 1813.
Explain the creek war
War erupted in south with native americans, who were angry at settlers pushing into their lands.
Explain battle of horseshoe bend
Andrew jackson leading 2000 volunteers, defeated the creeks in Alabama in 1814
What ended war in 1814
Treaty of fort jackson
What did the treaty of fort jackson do
Forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of their land
British attacked _______ in 1814
Washington DC
Who commanded US forces at new orleans
Andrew jackson
Who won battle of new orleans
US
What was the last major conflict of war
Battle of new orleans
What ended war of 1812
Treaty of ghent
