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31 Cards in this Set
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what were american disadvantages
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the army had less then 7,000 troops the states militia was poorly trianed and many oppesed the war the military commanders were too old
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who was the preisadent during most of the war
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james madison
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who had the order to assemble a fleet and seixe greates US naval victory in the war of 1812
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oliver hazerd
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what is "old iron sides"
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an american ship after seeing a shot boune off the "constutuion" hull during the battle
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who died in 1813
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tecumseh
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what "died" with Techeseh
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the hope for native american confederation
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who led the us troops at the battle of horseshoe bend
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andrew jackson
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what happend at the battle of horseshoe bend
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his forces slaughtered more than 550 of the creeks people
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where is fort mchenry
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maryland
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what were the provision s of the treaty o f ghent
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the americans and the britsh signed a peace treaty
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what was the prupose of the heartfered convetion
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the federlists wasted to stay in the union but others favored session
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who were the war hawks
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republicans during madisons presidency who wanted war with britian
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who was dolly madsib
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james madisons wift the first, saved valuable things from the buring white house
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what law did congress enact in 1810
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permited direct trade with either france or britain
depending on which country first lifted it's trade restrictions aginst america. |
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what domestic problems did madison have to deal with
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problems in the west when ohio became a state
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who were the two key shawnees players
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tecumseh and his brother who was knows as the prophet
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what did the shawnees want
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native american confedercy to stop white settlement
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who was william henry harrison
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he feard the shawnees whould form an alliance with the british so he warned the US
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where did the war of 1812 start
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europe
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what were the british and france wars known as
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napoleanic wars
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who relied on the foreign trade to make a living
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merchents and farmers
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who were seizing the ships
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french and the british
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who many ships had been seized between 1803 and 1812
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15000
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what event most upset the americans that occured of he coast of virginia
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chesepeake
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how many ships did the american navy have
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20
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how many ships did the british have
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600
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what did the british do for revenge
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they burned the white house
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on christmas eve 1814 what happend
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the treaty of ghent was sighned neither sid ewon or lost
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what was the largest battle of the war
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the battle of new orleans
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who was the american hero
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andrew jackson
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what was the outcome
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british kept canada and american kept all the land they had before the war
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