Chapter 9
A lawyer that wrote the Star Spanged Banner.
Francis Scott Key
Who led the House of Represetatives to push for war with Britian in 1811?
Henry Clay
Who was the architect and chief supporter of the American System?
Henry Clay
The fourth President of the United States was
James Madison
President Madison's Chief reason for going to war with Britian in 1812 was to
gain freedom of the seas
The Battle of New Orleans was a key battle for the United States during the war of 1812 but it is ironic because
it took place after the war was officially over
A general that defeated an American Indian and British force at the Battle of Thames.
William Henry Harrison
By 1810, the country's population had doubled in size to
8 Million
Napoleon used the United States by
Agreeing to trade with the US to draw them into war with Britain
Why did the Americans go to war with Britain?
Britain seized American ships and sailors
A captain that defeated the British naval fleet on Lake Erie.
Oliver Hazard Perry
A Shawnee chief that organized an American Indian confederacy
Tecumseh
What was the outcome of Ghent?
The was was declared a tie
These people were members of Congress who wanted policy changes to be more aggressive and violent.
War Hawks
Where did the Americans suffer a crushing loss in the War of 1812?
Washington DC
