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8th Grade
Chapter 9 U.S. History Test (Section 3 & 4)
Question | Answer |
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What is a tribute? | protection of money |
Who was a United States Navy Captain? | Stephen Decatur |
Who was a powerful Shawnee leader? | Tecumseh |
Who was a Tecumseh's brother and ally? | the Prophet |
Who attacked Prophetstown? | William Henry Harrison |
Who were the leading War Hawks? | Clay and Calhoun |
What British practice was a violation of neutral rights? | impressment |
What disastrous governmental act was repealed on March 1,1809? | Embargo Act |
Tecumseh joined forces with Great Britain after what? | Battle of Tippecanoe |
The president was pressured to declare war on Great Britain by who? | War Hawks |
Who was the commander of Lake Erie naval forces? | Oliver Hazard Perry |
What are frigates? | warships |
What is the Constitution called? | "Old Ironsides" |
What do you call armed private ships? | privateers |
Who attacked the Creeks? | Andrew Jackson |
The great leader Tecumseh was killed in what? | the Battle of Thames |
Who did hopes die for with the death of Tecumseh? | a Native American confederation |
What was one of the buildings burned by the British? | the Capitol |
"The Star Spangled Banner" was written by who? | Francis Scott Key |
What battle helped Andrew Jackson win the presidencey in 1828? | Battle of New Orleans |