Chapter 5 - War of 1812

a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out

• blockade

• embargo

• impressment

• tarriff

a ban on trade with a specific nation or group of nations

• blockade

• embargo

• impressment

• pardon

a good or service sold to another country

• export

• import

• manufactured good

• processed good

seizing something for public use or forcing someone into public service

• precedent

• tarriff

• export

• impressment

the ruler in a government in which authority over the people is retained through the ruling family

• monarch

• prime minister

• governor

• president

Who created the Embargo Act?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Henry Clay

to forgive an error or offense

• impress

• pardon

• tariff

• embargo

Why were Americans angry about impressment?

• It forced Americans to serve on British ships.

• It forced Americans to remain neutral in Britain and France’s war.

• It stopped American goods from being sold in France and Great Britain.

• It stopped Americans from receiving goods from France and Great Britain.

Which actions contributed to the start of the War of 1812? (choose 2)

• Great Britain refused to trade with the United States.

• • Great Britain attacked the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C.

• Great Britain captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.

• The U.S. attacked British trading posts to force Great Britain to give up its claim to Canada.

• Americans believed Great Britain had given weapons to Native American people, encouraging them to attack American settlers.

Find and match the location of the following events on the map

a

b

c

Burning of Washington D.C.

Battle of Lake Champlain

Battle of New Orleans