Unit 1 Chapter 3 Notes:

  1. The British issued Orders in Council after the end of the Revolutionary War. What three things did it try limiting for the U.S.?

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  1. In 1789 the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the U.S. Constitution. What did the Constitution authorize Congress to do?

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  1. In 1794 Congress passed the Navy Act. What did this act provide?

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  1. The U.S. and France fought a war from 1798 – 1800 called the Quasi-War. What was the cause of the war?

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  1. Who was the U.S. naval officer who fought the two most famous battles of the Quasi-War with France?______
  2. What part of the peace treaty with France was a cause of John Adams losing his reelection bid?

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  1. What caused the Barbary States War?______

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  1. What was the Philadelphia Incident and how was it resolved?______

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  1. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr. was the youngest man to be given the rank of Captain. What did he accomplish to earn his promotion?______

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  1. The first time the American flag was raised over foreign soil was after the capture of______.
  2. Which of the U.S. Armed Forces has a reference to the War against the Barbary Pirates init's official song?______
  3. The Barbary States economy was based on?______
  4. Entering the War of 1812, the American Navy had only 16 ships compared to how many forthe British?______
  5. What famous battle cry was uttered by Captain James Lawrence in the battle between the

USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon?______

  1. What famous nickname was the USS Constitution given during her battle with the HMS

Guerrière?______

  1. President Jefferson did not favor building large seagoing ships because______

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  1. What famous song was written during the British attack on Baltimore in 1814?______

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  1. What were the challenges the U.S. Navy faced after the end of the War of 1812?______

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  1. In his great adventure story, Moby Dick, Herman Melville wrote about the great New

England industry of ______

  1. What did "Manifest Destiny" mean in the United States in the mid-1800s?______

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  1. In retaliation of the Mexican forces overtaking and killing all defenders of the Alamo,

______captured General Santa Anna at the Battle of ______.

  1. During the Mexican War, General Winfield Scott executed the largest amphibious operation prior to World War II. What was the location of this amphibious operation?______.
  2. Why did the Clipper ship industry collapse?______

Define the following vocabulary words:

Ransom______

Expedition______

Embargo______

Smuggling______

Skirmish______

Impressment______

Tariff______

Tribute money______

What were the ranks of the Navy in 1812?