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20 Cards in this Set
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James Madison
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President of the United States when the War of 1812 began.
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Francis Scott Key
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Wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" on board a ship while watching the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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Captain of the American fleet that defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie.
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Tecumseh
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Indian leader who fought against the United States in the Battle of Tippecanoe and sided with the British in the War of 1812.
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Andrew Jackson
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"Hero of New Orleans"; defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, two weeks after the was was officially over.
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William Henry Harrison
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"Hero of Tippecanoe", defeated Tecumseh's warriors in the Battle of Tippecanoe, which led many Americans to believe the British were stirring up trouble on the frontier.
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War Hawks
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A group of Congressmen who believed that the United States had been pushed around by the British long enough and it was time to declare war. They also believed we should conquer Canada.
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Henry Clay
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Speaker of the House, from Kentucky, a leader of the War Hawks.
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John C. Calhoun
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Senator from South Carolina, a leader of the War Hawks.
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Secede
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To formally withdraw from an alliance or union.
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Cede
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To formally give up territory or power to another country or group.
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Washington DC
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City burned by the British after their invasion of the US.
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Toronto/York
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City burned by the US after the invasion of Canada.
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Detroit
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Fort captured by the British, basically without firing a shot.
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William Hull
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American General who surrendered Fort Detroit to the British; later court martialed for his actions.
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New Orleans
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Site of the last battle of the War of 1812; British were defeated by Andrew Jackson two weeks after the war officially ended.
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Treaty of Ghent
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Signed by Britain and the United States on Dec. 24, 1814, this officially ended the War of 1812.
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Monroe Doctrine
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A statement crafted by John Quincy Adams and issued by President James Monroe explaining to Europe that the US would be responsible for the Americas and any European interference would be viewed as hostile activity against the US.
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Missouri Compromise
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First Congressional attempt to "deal" with slavery; Missouri became a slave state, Maine became a free state, and no slavery would be permitted above 36-30 parallel in the Louisiana Territory.
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Manifest Destiny
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The idea, promoted by John O'Sullivan-a newspaper reporter, that the United States was destined to settle the continent from sea to shining sea.
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