Flashcards Bayou Bridges 7th Unit 2Ch 3

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Embargo definition

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A ban on trade with a certain nation.

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Great Britain's strategy against France

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Set up a blockade against France and used impressment on American sailors.

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Reason for American anger over impressment

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Impressment denied sailors their rights as Americans by forcing them to work for the British navy.

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Previous use of impressment

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XYZ affair with France, where the French used impressment against American sailors.

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James Madison's role

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Fourth president of the United States.

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Definition of war hawks

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Leaders in Congress calling for armed action against Britain.

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Tecumseh's alliance with the British

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Great Britain promised Tecumseh their own nation defended by the British if the war was won.

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Challenges for Americans at the start of the War of 1812

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The U.S. Army had few troops, and the U.S. Navy had few ships, while the British had plenty of soldiers and ships.

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Battle of Baltimore's significance

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Considered a turning point because Americans saved Baltimore from the same fate as Washington, D.C.

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Destruction of the White House in 1814

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The British burned the White House and other buildings, and then a hurricane hit.