Voc. Module 8 Lesson 1&2 Flashcards
A large U.S. warship sent to end attacks by the Barbary pirates on American merchant ships
USS Constitution
The practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy
Impressment
The banning of trade
Embargo
A U.S. law that essentially banned trade with all foreign countries
Embargo Act
A new law banning only trade with Great Britain, France, and their colonies
Non-Intercourse Act
A brilliant speaker who warned other Native Americans that settlers wanted their lands
Tecumseh
The battle between the U.S. forces and Tecumseh’s followers that ended with the U.S. forces winning
Battle of Tippecanoe
Several members of Congress, led by Henry Clay, who called for war against Great Britain
War Hawks
A Republican who was elected president in 1808
James Madison
U.S. Navy commodore who won a victory against the Bristish
Oliver Hazard Perry
The victory won by Perry and his sailors
Battle of Lake Erie
The commander of the Tennessee militia who led an attack on the Creek nation in Alabama
Andrew Jackson
The treaty that forced the Creek nation to give up millions of acres of their land
Treaty of Fort Jackson
The last major conflict of the War of 1812, which made Andrew Jackson a hero
Battle of New Orleans
A meeting of Federalist opposed to the war
Hartford Covention
The pact that ended the war of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
A compromise in 1817 that limited U.S. and British naval power on the Great Lakes.
Rush-Bagot Agreement
A treaty that gave the United States fishing rights off parts of the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts
Convention of 1818
U.S. president elected in 1816
James Monroe
An agreement that settled all border disputes between the United States and Spain
Adams-Onis Treaty
