Second Semester 1 Flashcards
What is impressment?
Refers to the act in which men are captured and forced to work in the Naval service
What did the Warhawks want? Who are the individuals involved with that war?
The Warhawks wanted war. Heny Claw and John Calun
Who was Great Britain fighting in Europe
Noplean
What president as Congress to declare war on Great Britain?
James Madison
What area did William Henry Harrison take back to the US?
Detroit
What two buildings to the British burned down in Washington DC?
Capital and White House
Who wrote the poem star-Spangled Banner?
After what battle did he write it right?
Francis Scott and. Fort McHenry
What treaty intended to end the fighting the war 1812
Treaty of Ghent
Why was the battle of New Orleans fought after signed a peace treaty
The independence
Who led the US to victory at New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
What present came into office I wanted to take the Southwest from Mexico
President James K folk
What did this war Mark for the first time in US history
Fighting on foreign land
What Mexican general was brought back from exile to lead The fight against the US
Santa Anna
Who’s path did general Windfield Scott follow to take Mexico City
General Hernan Cortes
What areas did the US Gain as a result treaty of Guadalupe Hildgo
California and the southwest
