Study Guide

War of 1812 and Western Expansion

Exam Two

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the first exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

Battle of Trafalgar

Orders in Council

Naval Impressment

Leopard-Chesapeake Incident 1807

Embargo Act 1807

Macon’s Bill No. 2, 1810

James Madison

Tecumseh

The Prophet

Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

Warhawks

Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun

Battle of the Thames, 1813

USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)

Fort Mims Massacre 1813

Battle of Horseshoe Bend 1814

Battle of Bladenburg 1814

Fort McHenry 1814

Battle of New Orleans 1815

Sir Edmund Pakenham

“Mr. Madison’s War”

Hartford Convention

Treaty of Ghent

Era of Good Feeling

James Monroe

Questions to Think About:

The United States during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison had problems with Britain and France interfering with our foreign trade. What was the cause of that problem? What were those two countries doing to bother our ships? Which country posed the greater problem? What were some other naval issues that created friction between the US and other nations on the high seas?

What was the nature of the problems on the Western Frontier? What sort of problems did the United States have with the Indian tribes? What sort of problems did the United States have with Britain and Spain regarding the frontier?

Which groups in the United States supported the War of 1812 and which groups opposed it and why?

What were some of the major events of the War of 1812? How did the US military perform? Which reputations were made and lost during the War of 1812?

What was the Era of Good Feeling?