The War of 1812
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
American victory that forced the British to abandon the Detroit region
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
1811 battle that War Hawks used as an argument for going to war with the British
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Battle in which Tecumseh was killed
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Those who argued in favor of a war with Great Britain
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Land unsuccessfully invaded by the Americans
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Nickname of the ship, the Constitution
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Nickname of Andrew Jackson
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Americans ran "like sheep chased by dogs" here in the only time in American history when a president led troops while in office
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Battle which thwarted the British strategy of controlling the Chesapeake region
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
American victory with about 2000 British casualties compared to 20 American casualties
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
Location of meeting of New England delegates against the War of 1812. The meeting emerged with a statement of grievances but it also hastened the end of the Federalist party.
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
City where the treaty ending the War of 1812 was negotiated
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Battle of the Thames
Old Hickory
New Orleans
Battle of Lake Erie
Old Ironsides
Canada
Bladensburg
War Hawks
Hartford
Tippecanoe
Fort McHenry
Ghent
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