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Chapter 11 section 5 "The War of 1812"

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$124 and360 acresAmount that was given to men who joined the war effort in 1812
undisciplined, desertion, refused to marchterms which described American army at the beginning of the War of 1812
Isaac HullCaptain of the U.S.S. Constitution
H.M.S. GuerriereBritish ship defeated by the U.S.S. Constitution in August of 1812
Conquer CanadaA goal of the War Hawks
William HullAmerican commander who led troops into Canada which later had to retreat from British forces
Captain Oliver Hazard PerryAmerican who designed and built his own fleet of ships and defeated the British on Lake Erie
"We have met the enemy and they are ours."Famous quote by Captain Perry after the victory on Lake Erie
Battle of the ThamesAmerican victory after the battle on Lake Erie in which William H. Harrison, hero of Tippecanoe, pursued the British into Canada and won a decisive victory
Battle of Horseshoe BendAmerican victory under Andrew Jackson in which he, with the help of the Cherokees, defeated the remaining allies of Tecumseh, the Creeks
Washington D.C.U.S. capital burned by the British in 1814
Dolly MadisonWife of President Madison who saved important papers when the British were burning Washington D.C.
Fort McHenryAmerican fort in Baltimore MD that the British attacked, unsuccessfully on September 13, 1814
Francis Scott KeyAmerican who observed the bombing of Fort McHenry and later wrote the "Stars-Spangled Banner," a poem telling of his night's watch of that bombardment
Andrew JacksonAmerican commander who led the troops at the Battle of New Orleans
2000 British/7 AmericansNumber killed in the Battle Of New Orleans
Battle of New OrleansAmerican victory. The battle could have been avoided because it took place two weeks after the British and Americans had signed a peace treaty
Hartford ConventionDelegates from New England met here to protest the war. Many of the delegates threatened to leave the Union if the war continued.
"Nothing was settled."Quote from John Q. Adams in regard to the outcome of the war
Treaty of GhentDocument signed on December 24, 1814 that officially ended the war


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