US History 11 The War of 1812

declared war

The War of 1812 was the first time the United States _____________________________ on anybody.

Treaty of Ghent; actually won

The ________________________________ ended the war. Neither the United States or Great Britain _____________________________.

impressment; Anglophobia; Native Americans

The reason most often given for The War of 1812 was the British __________________ of American sailors, whereby American sailors would be kidnapped and forced into British servitude. Another reason often given for the war was American's crazy conspiratorial _______________________. Another factor that figured into America's decision to go to war was expansion into territory controlled by _______________________________________.

answers will vary

What are three interesting facts you learned about The War of 1812 from Thought Bubble? a. b. c.

The Prophet encouraged Indians to abandon the ways of the whites (primarily in the form of manufactured goods and alcohol) whereas Tecumseh was more militant William Henry Harrison destroyed the native settlement at Prophetstown in what would become known as the Battle of Tippecanoe Indians; losers

1. How did Tecumseh and his brother Tensk (aka The Prophet) differ in their reaction to American westward expansion? a. What was the American response to this criticism? b. It's important to remember that The War of 1812, like the Seven Years War and the American Revolution, was also a war against __________________________. And as in those other two wars, the Indians were the biggest ____________________.

world stage

After 1812, the United States saw itself not just as an independent nation but as a big player on the _______________________________.