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| Why was the war of 1812 on of the worst wars we've fought? |
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| Those Americans who opposed the war nicknamed it |
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| The Americans who opposed the war also saw it as the work of the who in Congress? |
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| Those most outspoken in their criticism of the war were (2 groups) |
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| The people of New England and the federalists |
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| The United States was unprepared both _____and ______ |
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| financially and militarily |
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| Where was the most important naval battle of the war fought? |
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| ________________ built ships from wilderness lumber and found the British on Lake Eerie? |
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| What did Oliver Hazard Perry have to do with the naval battle fought on Lake Eerie? |
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| He built ships from wilderness lumber, Found the British on lake Eerie and also was able to capture a British fleet |
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| In the Battle of ______, Perry's naval victory will open the way for ______________to invade Canada and defeat the British and Indians |
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| Thames, William Henry Harrison |
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| In what battle will Tecumseh finally be killed? |
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| US troops in the south were commanded by ___________________ |
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| What important British ally does Andrew Jackson, leading the southern US troops, defeat and what is the name of the battle? |
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| Creek Indians, The Battle of Horseshoe Bend |
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| Who was defeated in Spring of 1814 that enabled the British to increase their forces in North America? |
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| The British strategy consists of __ large scale attacks on in the US |
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| A British force will come down Lake Champlain (In the northeast) and will be defeated in the Battle of ____________ |
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A British force will come down Lake Champlain (In the northeast) and will be defeated in a Battle
What is the importance of this battle? |
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| Prevents a full-scale invasion of the United States |
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| Another British Armada sailed into Chesapeake bay: They Capture and burn the ________ and _________. They then head to ________to fort___________ |
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| Capitol and white house, Baltimore and fort McHenry |
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| A third force of British troops landed near New ______________ |
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____________ was anticipating a British approach, in New Orleans.
His troop consisted of (4) kinds of men
The British had (#)________wounded or dead-The British suffered their most __________ defeat here- |
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Andrew Jackson
Pirates, free blacks, creoles, and frontiersmen
2,000 wounded or dead
most devastating defeat |
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| Ironically, the battle of New Orleans occurred 2 weeks after __________________________ |
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| the treaty of Ghent had been signed |
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_________(1814)
By 1814, the British were weary of war, having fought Napoleon for over a #______ |
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| (1814 treaty) Madison's government recognized that the Americans would be unable to ____________________ |
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| (treaty 1814)On Christmas Eve 1814, an agreement was reached in ________ |
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| State the provisions of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) |
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1- end the war
2- return all prisoners
3- return all conquered territory
4- recognition of prewar boundary between Canada and the US |
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| What REALLY important thing did the Treaty of Ghent fail to address and what did this cause? |
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| The treaty failed to address the grievances that led to the war, which ended the war in stalemate, with no gain for either side. |
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| What convention took place in 1814? |
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| During the war, New England continued to trade with _______ |
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| Bitterly opposed to "Mr. Madison's War", radical _______ in New England urged that what (2) things happen? |
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Federalists
1- the constitution be amended
2- as a last resort, secession be voted upon |
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| To consider the Federalists' opposition and stance on the war of 1812, what was called? |
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| a special convention in Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Some advocates of secession were present, delegates from the New England states ________ the radical federalists' call for secession |
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| The Delegates of the New England states adopted a number of proposals to limit what? |
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| The growing power of the Republicans in the south and west |
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| What was the immediate goal of the New England state's proposals at this time, at the convention? |
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| To get financial compensation from the government for lost trade |
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| The New England state's delegates also adopted_____________________requiring a _____ vote in congress to do a list of things |
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| constitutional amendments, 2/3rds |
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New England state delegates wanted a 2/3rd vote ruling to
declare______
admit__________ to the union
limit the president to _____term
prohibit the election of ____ successive presidents from the ______________
Prohibit______________lasting more than 60 days
wanted to abolish the ___________________ clause |
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declare war
admit new states to the union
limit the president to 1 term
prohibit the election of 2 sucessive presidents from the same state
prohibit embargoes lasting more than 60 days
wanted to abolish the 3/5ths clause |
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| News of the ________of Ghent and of Jackson's victory at _____________ dashed the Federalists' hopes of gaining_____________ |
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Treaty of Ghent
Jackson's victory at New Orleans
gaining broad popular support for Federalists |
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| Some found the convention to be ________ |
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| Widely ___________ for its talk of _______AND ____________ in New England, the federalist party came to an _____ |
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| Widely DENOUNCED for its talk of SECESSION AND DISUNITY in New England, the federalist party came to an END |
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| The Hartford Convention leads to the ____ of the federalist party |
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| DEATH of the federalist party |
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