Tribute

• Money paid for protection

Stephen Decatur

• U.S. Navy captain who burned the Philadelphia to prevent Tripoli pirates from using it

Neutral Rights

• The right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war

Impressment

• Forcing people into service• The British impressment of American sailors

violated America’s neutral rights

Embargo

• An order prohibiting trade with another country

Embargo Act

• Passed to prevent trade with all foreign nations, not jus Britain

• Was a disaster for American traders and was repealed on March 1, 1809

James Madison

• 4th President of the United States

Tecumseh

• Shawnee chief that led a Native American confederacy against white settlers in Ohio

• Joined forces with the British after the battle of Tippecanoe

The Prophet

• Tecumseh’s brother in law• Urged all Native American’s to ignore the

influence of the white man and return to their own customs and dress

William Henry Harrison

• Governor of the Indiana territory• Attacked Prophetstown during the Battle of

Tippecanoe

War Hawks

• Young Republican Congressmen who pressured President Adams to declare war with Britain

• Led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun

Oliver Hazard Perry

• Commander of America’s Lake Erie naval forces

• Defeated the British, earning American control of Lake Erie

Battle of Thames

• Tecumseh was killed during the battle• Hopes for a Native American confederation

were ended with the death of Tecumseh

Battle of York

• War of 1812 battle in present day Toronto• Won by Americans who then burned down

the Canadian parliament buildings

Frigate

• Warship

“Old Ironsides”

• Nickname given to the U.S. Constitution after a sailor witnessed a cannon shot bounce off its hull during battle

Privateer

• Armed private ship

Andrew Jackson

• Attacked the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Gained fame after because of his bravery at the Battle of New Orleans which helped him win the Presidency in 1828

• Nicknamed “Old Hickory” for the way he stood bravely in the face of danger

Burning of Washington D.C.

• British burned down much of Washington D.C. including the Capitol building and the presidents mansion

Francis Scott Key

• Wrote the lyrics to the “Star-Spangled Banner” after watching the British attack Fort McHenry

Treaty of Ghent

• Officially ended the War of 1812

Battle of New Orleans

• Decisive victory, led by Andrew Jackson, over the British after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed