8.3 A Time of Conflict

True or False: Thomas Jefferson was reelected in 1804.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Jefferson was elected in 1800 and 1804. He did not run in 1808.

True or False: After the attack on the American vessel Chesapeake, Americans wanted to go to war with France.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Did you read the question carefully? It was the BRITISH who owned the Leopard (the ship that attacked the Chesapeake).

True or False: The 1807 Embargo Act prohibited trade with other countries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Yes! Congress hoped to punish Britain but avoid war.

True or False: The capital of the confederation of Native American nations was Prophetstown.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Yes! Prophetstown was named in honor of Tecumseh's brother, the Prophet.

True or False: The War Hawks wanted war for more than one reason.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Yes! The War Hawks wanted revenge, to expand power, and to expand land.

How did the war between France and Britain in the mid 1790s affect American business?

• French and British merchant ships stayed home to avoid capture or destruction. This allowed Americans to increase trade.

• Some Americans decided to join France's navy to support Britain.

• Some Americans decided to join the British navy in order to see Europe.

• Most American businesses closed down.

Which Barbary Coast state declared war on the United States in 1801?

• Morroco

• Algiers

• Tripoli

• Tunisia

Which event enraged (angered) Americans in 1807?

• Lewis and Clark return from their expedition.

• Napoleon becomes Emperor of France.

• Jefferson decides NOT to run for a third term as president.

• The attack on the Chesapeake by the British Ship, the Leopard.

Who was the Shawnee chief who built a confederacy among Native American nations?

• Blue Jacket

• William Henry Harrison

• Tecumseh

• Crazy Horse

Who were the two War Hawks who led the push for war with Britain?

• Charles Pinckney and John Adams

• Henry Clay and John Calhoun

• Thomas Jefferson and William Henry Harrison

• Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!