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Oliver Hazard Perry | U.S. naval commander who won the Battle of Lake Erie |
Battle of Lake Erie | U.S. victory that gave us control of the Great Lakes |
Andrew Jackson | defeated Creek Indians and British at the Battle of New Orleans |
Treaty of Fort Jackson | ended the Creek War and gave millions of acres of land to the U.S. |
Battle of New Orleans | last major battle of the War of 1812 |
Hartford Convention | Federalist agreement to oppose the War of 1812 |
Treaty of Ghent | officially ended the War of 1812 |
Dolly Madison | saved a portrait of George Washington when the British burned the White House |
Jean Lafitte | pirate who helped Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans |