Mac module 8 vocab

USS Constitution

A large warship; one of the first the United States built.

Impressment

The practice of kidnapping and forcing people to serve in the army or navy.

Embargo Act

Banning of trade to all foreign countries; closed U.S ports to U.S ships.

Embargo

Banning of trade against Britain.

Non-Intercourse Act

Banned trade only with Britain, France, and their colonies; stated that the states would resume trading with the first side.

Battle of Tippecanoe

A battle between the U.S and Native American forces where the U.S defeated Tecumseh, increasing tensions with Great Britain.

War Hawks

Young members of Congress who called for war with Britain.

Battle of Lake Erie

A naval battle fought by the U.S and Great Britain; U.S victory ended Britain's control in the area.

Treaty of Fort Jackson

A treaty that ended the Creek War and forced the Creek tribe to give up millions of acres of land.

Battle of New Orleans

The last major battle of the War of 1812, fought on January 8, 1815; made Andrew Jackson a hero.

Hartford Convention

A meeting of federalists in Hartford, Connecticut, to protest the War of 1812.

Treaty of Ghent

Signed on December 24, 1814, and ended the War of 1812.

Rush-Bagot Agreement

An agreement between Great Britain and the United States that limited naval power on the Great Lakes.

Convention of 1818

A treaty signed by the U.S and Great Britain that set the border between the United States and Canada at 49N latitude.

Adams-Onís Treaty

Settled all border disputes between the U.S and Spain, with Spain giving Florida to the U.S.