War Of 1812 Quiz Flashcards
What did France do to any ship that followed Great Britain’s rules?
Have their good seized
What did Great Britain force all ships heading for Europe to buy?
British licenses
What did Great Britain do to American sailors on American ships?
Impressment
What is impressment?
Forcefully taking sailors from American ships that deserted from British ships
What act did Jefferson pass in response to the Chesapeake incident?
Embargo act of 1807
What did this act do?
Halt all American trade with Europe
How did this act affect the United States and Jefferson?
It hurt American’s farmers, damaged the economy and made Jefferson severely unpopular
Who won the election of 1808?
James Madison
What was the nonintercourse act?
Forbade trade with France and Britain, while granting the president the power to open trade with whoever lifted the restrictions first
What reasons did the United States give for declaring war on Great Britain?
Native American raid in the west, Western and Southern planters losing profits
Who threatened to secede due to the United States declaring war on Great Britain?
New England colonies
What two Native American brothers went to war with United States?
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa
What tribe were they from?
Shawnee tribe
What battle did they fight in the Indiana territory?
Battle of Tippecanoe
What was the result of the conflict?
1/4 of the Americans killed or wounded, 1/4 of the natives killed over ended
What was the American three-part plan for attacking Canada?
From Detroit (Michigan), from Niagara Falls (New York), from the Hudson River valley (New York)
Why didn’t the American soldiers cross Canadian border?
The soldier stated that it was not in their contract to leave the US
Who created a fleet of ships to fight the British on lake Erie?
Oliver Perry
When did napoleons empire collapse?
1814
What was Great Britain’s three-part plan for the United States?
British Navy will rate cities on the coast, British will march south into New York from Montreal cutting off new England colonies, British will seize the Mississippi River at New Orleans closing the river off to western farmers
What did the British do when they reached the United States Capitol?
They seized the Capitol, and burnt the executive mansion, and the Capitol building
Who won the battle Baltimore?
The United States
The battle Baltimore inspired what to be written?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Name the two key battles later one by the United States?
Lake Champlain and New Orleans
