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HOMEWORK I.D’S pg.341-345

Ohio (341)- Became a state in 1803. Between 1801 and 1810, white settlers
continued to press for more land in the Ohio Valley. Now the settlers were moving
onto lands that had been guaranteed to Native Americans by treaty.

Tecumseh (341)- A powerful Shawnee chief. He built a confederacy, or union,

among Native American nations in the Northwest. He believed that a strong
confederacy, with the backing of the British in Canada, could put a halt to white
movements onto Native American lands.

The Prophet (342)- Tecumseh’s powerful ally and brother. He urged Native
Americans everywhere to return to the customs of their ancestors. He said they
should give up practices learned from the white invaders.

William Henry Harrison (342)- The American governor of the Indiana Territory
and general. He came alarmed by the growing power of the two Shawnee brothers.
He feared they would form an alliance with the British.

War Hawks (343)- The young Republicans elected to congress in 1810. They
came from the South and West. The war hawks pressured the president to declare
war against Britain.

Nationalism (345)- Loyalty to your country. The war hawks appealed to a

renewed sense of American patriotism.

Henry Clay (345)- One of the two leading war hawks. He was from Kentucky and
in his 30’s.

John Calhoun (345)- One of the two leading war hawks. He was from South
Carolina and in his 30’s as well.

Confederation (dictionary)- A confederation is a league or alliance.

New England (Mr. Helsaple)- A region of the US located in the North East corner
of the country and consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

HOMEWORK I.D’S pg.307-309

Battle of Thames (Mr. Helsaple)- An American victory that ended the British
trade in the North West. Tecumseh was killed in this battle.

William Hull (354)- A general in the US army that led the American army from
Detroit into Canada. He was met by Tecumseh and his warriors. Fearing a
massacre by the Native Americans, he surrendered Detroit to a small British force
in August

Detroit (354)- Where William Hull led the American troops away from. William
Hull feared a massacre by the Native Americans, which caused him to surrender
Detroit to a small British force in August

Oliver Hazard Perry (354)- Commander of the Lake Erie naval forces. He was to
assemble a fleet and seize the lake from the British. In the end, Perry defeated the
British naval force.

Lake Erie (355)- A lake that was under British control. Oliver Hazard Perry was
commanded to take this lake from the British.

Frigates (355)- Warships. The navy still boasted three of the fastest frigates afloat,
despite the Republicans reducing the size of the navy to help lower the national
debt. The Constitution, one of these frigates, manages to destroy two British
vessels.

Privateers (355)- Armed private ships. They staged spectacular attacks on British
ships and captured numerous vessels. These victories were important for American
morale.

Andrew Jackson (355)- A lanky Tennessee planter. He led an attack against the
Creeks in present-day Alabama. The defeat of the Indians broke the resistance and
forced them to give up most of their land in the US.
Francis Scott Key (358)- A young attorney. He watched as bombs burst over Fort
McHenry. He wrote the national anthem, “the star spangled banner.”

Blockade (dictionary)- the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a

port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.

HOMEWORK I.D’S pg.363-536

Henry Clay (Mr. Helsaple)- A representative from Kentucky and a speaker of the
HOR whose nickname was the “great peacemaker.” He resolved the Missouri
Compromise.

James Monroe (363)- The president of the United States at the time. He was a
republican that served for 2 years. In his inaugural address he expressed feelings
of hope and optimism for the country.

John Quincy Adams (363)- President Monroe’s secretary of state. He and

President Monroe moved to resolve the long-standing disputes with Great Britain.
They created the Rush-Bagot Treaty, where the US and Great Britain agreed on
setting limits on the number of navel vessels each one could have on the Great
Lakes.

Disarmament (363)- The removal of weapons. The Rush-Bagot Treaty provided

for the disarmament along an important par of the border between the US and
British Canada.

Demilitarized (363)- To remove armed forces from an area. The convention of

1818 created a secure and demilitarized border. This border would be one without
armed forces.

Oregon Country (364)- A vast area extending form California to Alaska. Through
Adam’s efforts, Americans also gained the right to settle in the Oregon Country.

Andrew Jackson (364)- A general. He invaded Spanish East Florida, seizing

control of two Spanish forts. He went beyond his instructions when he captured
Spanish forts, rather than stopping Seminole raids on American territory from
Florida.

Spanish East Florida (364)- The are when Andrew Jackson invaded. Jackson
seized two forts from this area.
Court-martialed (365)- To be tried by a military court. Secretary of War John
Calhoun said that Jackson should be court-martialed for overstepping instructions.
Secretary of State John Quincy disagreed.

Sectionalism (536)- An exaggerate loyalty to a particular regain of the country.

The differences between the North and the South grew into sectionalism.

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