Question

a. terms and names on the blank to the left of each time line statement, write the letter of each term or name that best completes the statement. a term or name may be used more than once or not at all.
a. britain e. blockade i. treaty of ghent m. thomas jefferson
b. france f. tecumseh j. james madison n. william henry harrison
c. armistice g. war hawks k. andrew jackson
d. embargo h. impressment l. the united states
1803 1. war breaks out between and
1806 2. britain attempts to, or seal off, napoleons europe.
1807 3. by 1807, americans are deeply angered by, the british policy of seizing americans at sea and drafting them into the british navy. after the chesapeake incident, president ___ convinces congress to declare an embargo.
1810 4. young nationalists from the south and west enter congress. led by john c. calhoun and henry clay, they become known as the ___.
1811 5. shawnee chief _ forms a native american confederacy. the confederacy suffers a setback when it loses the battle of tippecanoe to forces led by _.
1812 6. in 1812, the senate declares war on _. captain oliver hazard perry leads american forces to an important victo- ry on lake erie. _ is killed while fighting for the british at the battle of the thames.
1814 7. washington, d.c., is attacked and many government buildings are burned. the _ is negotiated, declaring a(n) _, or end to the fighting.
1815 8. tennessee general ___ leads american soldiers to victory against superior forces at the battle of new orleans.

Explanation:

1. In 1803, the Napoleonic Wars were ongoing between Britain and France.
2. A blockade is a military action to seal off an area, which Britain did to Napoleon's Europe.
3. Impressment was the British policy of seizing Americans at sea. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time of the Chesapeake incident and convinced Congress to declare an embargo.
4. War hawks were young nationalists who advocated for war.
5. Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief. William Henry Harrison led the forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
6. In 1812, the U.S. declared war on Britain. Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of the Thames.
7. The Treaty of Ghent was negotiated, declaring an armistice (end to fighting).
8. Andrew Jackson led the American soldiers at the Battle of New Orleans.

Answer:

1. a, b
2. e
3. h, m
4. g
5. f, n
6. a, f
7. i, c
8. k