Week 14 New Flashcards
War fought to free American trade and earn the respect of other nations:
War of 1812
Famous American naval officers who fought in the War of 1812:
Captain James Lawrence and Oliver H. Perry
Wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” while held captive on a British ship:
Francis Scott Key
Document that signified the end of the War of 1812:
Treaty of Ghent
Battle fought after the War of 1812 had ended:
Battle of New Orleans
American general at the Battle of New Orleans:
Andrew Jackson
Date of the War of 1812:
1812-1814
Treaty of Ghent
1814
“Don’t give up the ship!”
Who said it?
Captain James Lawrence
“Don’t give up the ship!”
What was the occasion?
naval battle in War of 1812
“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”
Who said it?
Oliver Perry
“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”
What was the occasion?
naval battle in the war of 1812
“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”
Who said it?
Andrew Jackson
“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”
What was the occasion?
Battle of New Orleans, in response to a boast from a British officer that he was going to eat his Christmas dinner in New Orleans.
