| A | B |
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| Barbary pirates | came from the North African coast - Morocco, Algiers, Tunisia, & Tripoli; attacked American & European ships or demanded tribute |
| Stephan Decatur | led 60 American sailors in raiding Tripoli harbor to burn the "Philadelphia" to keep her out of the hands of the Barbary pirates |
| Embargo Act | passed in 1807 to forbid foreign trade; no American ships could sail to foreign ports; Jefferson tried to force Britain and France to respect American neutrality |
| William Henry Harrison | governor of Indiana Territory; led 1,000 troops to defeat the Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe |
| Tecumseh and the Prophet | Shawnee leaders who urged Native Americans to resist American settlers, preserve traditional ways, and form a league to organize resistance |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | Native Americans were defeated by William Henry Harrison and a force of 1,000 soldiers in Indiana Territory |
| impressment | the practice of forcing a sailor to serve in a foreign navy |
| James Madison | President during the War of 1812 |
| Captain Oliver Hazard Perry | led naval forces and succeeded in defeating the British on Lake Erie |
| Andrew Jackson | American commander who gained military prominence by defeating the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the British at the Battle of New Orleans |
| Battle of the Thames | William Henry Harrison led American troops into Canada to defeat a combined British and Native American force - Tecumseh was killed |
| War Hawks | those who were eager to fight Britain in 1810; included Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun |
| Hartford Convention | delegates suggested that the New England states secede in opposition to the War of 1812 |
| Francis Scott Key | wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" after watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry defending Baltimore |
| Battle of New Orleans | final battle of the War of 1812, actually fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed |
