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American History- War of 1812
Key terms from the War of 1812
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Undergraduate 2
06/02/2011

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U.S.S. Constitution
Definition
"Old Ironsides"

British cannonballs have no effects due to strong oak construction.
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British 1814 Campaign
Definition
British strategy is to take the privateer base of Baltimore and take New Orleans to block the Mississippi.
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Fort McHenry
Definition
Defended Baltimore. British unable to conquer.

Location of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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Battle of New Orleans
Definition
Andrew Jackson becomes famous.

British are decimated with the use of accurate weaponry.

Fought 2 wks. after peace treaty signed.
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Results of War of 1812
Definition
Border between U.S. and Canada set.

British stop supplying Indians with weaponry.

U.S. does not get FL or Canada.
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Oliver Evans
Definition
Inventor of the water/steam-powered flour mill

Flour mills become the most important factories in the U.S./No. 1 industry.
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Interchangeable Parts
Definition
U.S. the first to mass-produce parts.
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Outsourcing
Definition
Factories would have their goods assembled nearby. This provided a way for more people to make money.
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Samuel Slater
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Memorized British textile factories, reassembled them from memory in the U.S.

Develops the company store and town.
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Eli Whitney
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Inventor of the Cotton Gin

Makes cotton the #1 export in the US.

Keeps slavery in the U.S.
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National Road
Definition
Created to get farmers' products to market.

Toll booths established to fund upkeep, ruled unconstitutional.
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Eerie Canal
Definition
Provided transportation between Chicago and NY.
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