Military History Module 2 test

what were the years of the war of 1812

1812-1815

years of american revolution

1775 - 1783

what president made the national anthem the country's song

Herbert Hoover

what was the Battle where the U.S defined Fort McHenry

Battle of Baltimore

what were the Napelonic Wars

 put in place a blockade and economic  warfare system against the British

By 1807, Britain had seized about how many American ships

1,000

How many American ships did the France seize

500

what was it called when the British would kidnap and make Americans sail for them

impress” or draft,

Between 1789-1815, the British impressed about how many U.S sailors

10,000

embargo

ban on exporting products to other countries ,

what is the Battle of Tippecanoe

Shawnee chief Tecumsah, was putting together a confederation of native groups to fight back against Americans taking Native land

who were the war hawks

 group of southern and western congressmen that called for war against Britian

what was the war hawks motto

• “ on to Canada “ 

what happened in the Battle of York

• American forces captured York and burned the parliament , government house, and other public buildings 

what city in the Battle of Lake Erie did the Americans keep control of

• detroit

Which Navy only had

Only had 16 ships 

Navy had 3 44- gun frigates, or warships 

American Navy

What did the British do in retaliation for the Battle of York

• burn the Capitol, the White house nd other important buildings 

What did Dolley Madison save form the white house before the British burned it down

• 8ft tall painting of GW was bolted to the wall in the dining room of the White House 

What did Dolly Madison tell the men she gave the painting to do if they were captured by the British ?

destroy it

who is Francis Scott Key

•  a lawyer and writer who was on board a British warship in  Baltimore trying to secure the freedom of an American prisoner 

what was the name of the Famous poem that Francis Scott key wrote

• “ Defence of Fort McHenry" 

What was the treaty of Ghent

• Restored pre- war boundaries 

• Returned prisoners 

• Established lasting peace between U.S and Britain

What war had formally ended 15 days earlier, but news had not reached America by the time of the battle 

Battle of New Orleans

What did the Battle of New Orleans do for Andrew Jackson

make him a national Hero

where was the treaty of Ghent signed

, Belgium in 1814 but not ratified until 1815