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The Jefferson Era

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    A little game to review the presidency of Thomas Jefferson
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  • He asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain in 1812
    James Madison
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  • This law passed in 1807 greatly damaging American trade and hurt President Jefferson's popularity
    Embargo Act
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  • This Shawnee chief hoped to unite American Indians in the Northwest Territory against the United States
    Tecumseh
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  • He was the governor of Indiana Territory who defeated a union of Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe
    William Henry Harrison
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  • Members of Congress who called for war against Britain were known as this.
    Warhawks
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  • This U.S. warship was built to protect American merchant ships from attack.
    USS Constitution
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  • War between Great Britain and this country led to many problems for the United States
    France
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  • This law, which replaced a previous ban on trade, outlawed trade with Britain, France, and their colonies.
    Non-Intercourse Act
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  • In 1812, the United States and _____________ went to war.
    Great Britain
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  • As a result of the decline in trade during the war, _____________ in the United States was forced to grow.
    manufacturing
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  • Captain ________________ was given the task of breaking Britain's control of Lake Erie
    Oliver Hazard Perry
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  • The Battle of ________________ was the last major conflict of the War of 1812.
    New Orleans
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  • As commander of the Tennessee militia, ______________ defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
    Andrew Jackson
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  • President Madison was forced to flee when the British attacked ________ and set fire to many government buildings.
    Washington D.C.
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  • A disadvantage the United States faced in the war was that its __________ was not as large or as powerful as that of Great Britain.
    navy
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  • The ____________ was a gathering of New England Federalists who opposed the war.
    Hartford Convention
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