Flashcard on the War of 1812

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What activity, as shown in this image, strained relations between Great Britain and the United States prior to the War of 1812?

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impressment

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Why did the Embargo Act of 1807 make Jefferson extremely unpopular?

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It hurt merchants financially.

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How did the British get to Washington, D.C.? Options: up the Ohio River, through Lake Erie, up the Mississippi River, through the Chesapeake Bay

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through the Chesapeake Bay

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Who enlisted the help of servants and enslaved workers to save many government records from the White House before the British burned it?

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Dolley Madison

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Which battle was fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent? Options: the Battle of Lake Erie, the Battle of Baltimore, the Battle of Plattsburgh, the Battle of New Orleans

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the Battle of New Orleans

Front

Which part of McCulloch v. Maryland was applicable to Gibbons v. Ogden?

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the Supremacy Clause

Front

What United States position does this excerpt explain?

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the Monroe Doctrine

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What were the three main parts of Henry Clay’s American System?

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a national bank, protective tariffs, and improved transportation infrastructure

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Which battle is commemorated in this poem? Options: the Battle of Baltimore, the Battle of Lake Erie, the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Battle of New Orleans

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the Battle of Baltimore