Social Studies Chapter 9, Section 4 Flashcards
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General William Hull
A general who led the US army from Detroit to Canada but failed and was forced to surrender Detroit to the British
“Mr. Madison’s War”
What the Federalists called the War of 1812 because they didn’t like it and thought he was the only one who did
General William Henry Harrison
A general that tried to attack Canada but failed and said that they needed to get Lake Erie before they could get Canada
Oliver Hazard Perry
A general who led America’s small and fast ships into battle in Lake Erie against Britain’s big and brawny ships, and won
Lawrence
Oliver Hazard Perry’s ship that had a flag on it that said “Don’t give up the ship” but he had to give up his ship because it was so badly damaged so he boarded another ship
Battle of the Thames
A battle in which Tecumseh was killed by William Henry Harrison’s troops and the US got York, Canada and burned it but didn’t keep it
Constitution
An American warship that was one of the fastest frigates afloat that destroyed two British warships
“Old Ironsides”
The nickname the Constitution was given after a shot seemed to bounce off the hull of the ship
Guerriere
A British warship that was destroyed by the Constitution
Java
A British warship that was destroyed by the Constitution
Battle of Horseshoe Blend
A battle in Indiana in which Andrew Jackson and his troops defeated the Creeks
Washington DC
The capital of America that was burned by the British
Baltimore
A city off the coast of Maryland that the British attacked but failed to capture it
Defense of Baltimore
Barricaded roads prevented British from going to Baltimore and 13,000 militiamen were there
Francis Scott Key
An attorney who was captured by the British and saw the British bombardment of Fort McHenry and was moved by it so he wrote a poem called the “Star Spangled Banner”
Battle of Plattsburgh
A battle in New York in which General George Prevost led 10,000 British troops from Canada to New York and suffered a humiliating defeat and made the British think the war was too costly, there was no more fighting between them after the war, and secured America’s northern borders
Battle of Lake Champlain
Another name for the Battle of Plattsburgh
General George Prevost
A British general who led 10,000 British troops from Canada to America but suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Plattsburgh
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty to end the War of 1812 that was signed in Belgium and changed no existing borders
Battle of New Orleans
The last battle of the War of 1812 in which Andrew Jackson and the Americans defeat the British
Andrew Jackson
The general for the Americans in the Battle of New Orleans who later becomes president
Federalist reaction to war
They had a convention to what they would do about the war because they thought all the Americans hated it
Hartford Convention
A convention of Federalists that discussed what they would do about the war since they thought everyone didn’t like it
Effects of war on US
There was increased patriotism because the victory made people wanted to be on the winning side, the Native Americans lost strength because the Americans didn’t respect them before, and really didn’t respect them after, US manufacturing develops because of the Embargo Act and the war being that there wasn’t much importing so manufacturers got many customers to build their businesses and the economy, and the Federalist Party dies out but their ideas did not because the War Hawks represented the beliefs of the Federalists
