TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TED ROBERTS 1301 U.S HISTORY

TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TED ROBERTS 1301 U.S HISTORY

EXAM #3; NEWEST ACTUAL / QUESTIONS AND

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impressment - ----Answers---kidnapping U.S. navy soldiers, to Great Britain Navy

HMS Leopard/ USS Chesapeake - ----Answers---British ship during chesapeake incident/American Ship

Embargo Act of 1807 - ----Answers---stops trade with Great Britain, & hurts American Economy in process; repealed after a 15 month depression

War Hawks - ----Answers---Republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain

Burning of Washington D.C. - ----Answers---British burns all the public buildings including the white house

Battle of Fort McHenry - ----Answers---Britain wants to burn Baltimore to the ground but has to pass Fort McHenry...British can't get past Fort Mchenry

Hartford Convention - ----Answers---Federalists agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet with Congress 1 / 2

Treaty of Ghent - ----Answers---agreement to stop fighting between America & the British

status quo ante bellum - ----Answers---The way things were before the War of 1812

Battle of New Orleans - ----Answers---A battle in 1815 between American and British troops for control of New Orleans, ending in an American victory (lead by Andrew Jackson)

Dan Shays - ----Answers---Led an uprising of about 1,000 Massachusetts farmers

James Madison - ----Answers---"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

Alexander Hamilton - ----Answers---United States statesman and leader of the Federalists

George Washington - ----Answers---1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

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