Forging the New Republic (War of 1812 Flash Cards)
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United States caught in the middle of British trade disagreements as the Napoleonic Wars broke out
Violation of American neutrality
impressment
practice of British kidnapping & forcing men to work on ships
The Embargo Act
What was Jeffersons Response to the Violation
Prohibited exports to foreign countries
What did the Embargo Act include
Disaster for economy - surplus goods in warehouses, ships sit in harbors, people lose jobs and businesses fail
What were some issues with the Embargo Act
War Hawks
American politicians calling for war after Leopard incident
USS constitution
sank the HMS Guerriere
Creek women, children & elderly, along with warriors massacred under the direction of Andrew Jackson Jackson
Battle of Horseshoe bend
Ft McHenry
What fort guarded Baltimore
Bombed by British
Francis Scott Key
Write poem that would become America’s national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and a force of militia, pirates & regular army defeat a superior British force
Treaty of Ghent
signed in December 1814 ending War of 1812
That the US proved themselves as a nation
What did the Treaty of Ghent prove