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The War of 1812



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2 In 1807, the British put in place the Orders of Council, meant to impede American trade with _____.
6 The War of 1812 is often called America's _____ War for Independence (after the American Revolution).
8 _____ was a hero of the War of 1812.
11 The main cause of the conflict was neutral rights, or freedom of _____ and the right to remain neutral.
12 In 1931, The Star Spangled Banner became the official _____ of the United States of America.
14 Despite victories on the lakes and against British Indian allies, the British handed the Americans their most humiliating defeat of the war when they captured and burned _____.
15 On the edge of national bankruptcy and with the US capital largely in ashes, total American disaster was averted when the British failed to capture _____ that protected nearby Baltimore.
17 Between 1793 & 1812, the British forced US sailors to supplement their fleet during their Napoleonic Wars with France. This was called ____.
22 The War of 1812 lasted ______ years
23 The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and ______ _______.
25 Though the War of 1812 had no clear _____, the treaty restored pre-war territorial boundaries, returned prisoners, and strengthened the United States as a nation.
1 The British encouraged Native Americans in the west & _____ in the north to attack Americans; they even supplied them with weapons.
3 The country was not united in the push to war; the farm regions of Pennsylvania and areas south and west mostly supported it, but the maritime states of _____ and New York were against it.
4 America emerged victorious for a second time against the greatest power on Earth and established _____ independence - free to trade and ship goods to strong markets in Europe and beyond.
5 General Andrew _____ overcame the Creek Indian resistance in Alabama and later the British in New Orleans.
7 A Washington lawyer, _____, witnessed the perseverance of American forces at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore Harbor, and was inspired to write the lyrics of The Star Spangled Banner,
9 In 1807, the British vessel Leopard attempted to seize the U.S. frigate _____.
10 The _____ _____ of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.
13 American shippers in the Northeast made huge _____ in spite of British seizures and harassment of ships.
16 During the War of 1812, _____ and his followers joined the British to fight the United States.
18 In 1808, James _____ became president of the US.
19 In the early 1800s, Tecumseh, a Shawnee Native American chief, attempted to organize a confederation of tribes to resist white _____.
20 The _____Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy.
21 Representatives such as Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina were labeled 'war hawks' b/c they wanted to conquer _____ to eliminate British influence.
23 The Treaty of _____ was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
24 The Battle of _____ prompted Tecumseh to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812, where they would play an integral role in the British military success in the Great Lakes region in the coming years.
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