War of 1812 Vocabulary Flashcards
Appalachian Mountains
A mountain chain in the eastern United States
Baltimore
A port city in the State of Maryland
Capitol Building
The building in Washington, D.C. occupied by the Congress of the
United States
Disrupt
To interrupt or impede progress
Emperor
The male ruler of an empire
Flogged
Beaten
Frontiersmen
Men who live on the frontier, an unsettled area
Generation
People born and living at a particular time
Gulf of Mexico
A large body of water partially blocked by land, South of the central United States and East of Mexico
Impressment
The act of seizing people or property for public service or use
Ironically
Directly opposite what is expressed or expected
Library of Congress
A National Library sponsored by the United States Congress
National anthem
The song which represents a particular state or nation
New Orleans
A port city located in the state of Louisiana
Overcome
To overpower or be victorious
Parliament
A national representative body having supreme legislative power
Patriotic
Feeling love for and loyalty to your country
Port
A town having a harbor for ships
Press gangs
A company of men under an officer detailed to seize men and put them into military or naval service
Publish
To prepare and produce printed material for public distribution
Revenge
To inflict punishment in return for injury or insult
Revolution
A sudden or momentous change; the sequence of actions taken by American colonists from 1763 to 1775 protesting British rule culminating in the Revolutionary War, the American Revolution
To sack
To attack and cause destruction in a city or place
Territory
Land or waters owned by a country
