Chapter 12 question APUSH The American Pageant
1. What was Macon's Bill No.2 and how did it lead to the War of 1812?
Macon’s Bill No. 2 replaced the Non-Intercourse Act in 1810. This Bill was issued by Congress. It reopened American trade with the entire world. Also it promised American restoration of trade to France and/or England if either dropped their commercial restrictions. Macon’s Bill dangled what congress hoped was an attractive lure. Napoleon had his opportunity: in August of 1810, he announced that French commercial restrictions had been lifted, and Madison, desperate for recognition of the law, declared France available for American trade. Napoleon, however, tricked Madison by falsely promising to drop restrictions, leading to a US declaration of war on Britain in 1812.
2. Who were the “War hawks”? From what sections of the United States were they from?
The War Hawks were Democratic-Republican Congressmen who pressed James Madison to declare war on Britain. The sections of the United States that they were from was the South and the West. The War hawks resented British constraints on American trade and accused the British of supporting Indian attacks against American settlements on the frontier.
3. Who were Tecumseh and Prophet?
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, known to non-Indians as “the prophet” were two remarkable Shawnee brothers. They concluded that the time had come to stem this onrushing tide. They decided that the time to act was now, so they gathered followers, urging them to give up textile clothing for traditional buckskin garments, arguing eloquently for the Indian’s to not acknowledge the White man’s “ownership” of land, and urging that no Indian should cede land to whites unless all indians agreed.
4. What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
The Battle of Tippecanoe, which happened in 1811, was a battle that resulted in the defeat of Shawnee chief Tenskwatawa, “the Prophet” at the hands of William Henry Harrison in the Indian wilderness. After this battle, the prophet’s
Macon’s Bill No. 2 replaced the Non-Intercourse Act in 1810. This Bill was issued by Congress. It reopened American trade with the entire world. Also it promised American restoration of trade to France and/or England if either dropped their commercial restrictions. Macon’s Bill dangled what congress hoped was an attractive lure. Napoleon had his opportunity: in August of 1810, he announced that French commercial restrictions had been lifted, and Madison, desperate for recognition of the law, declared France available for American trade. Napoleon, however, tricked Madison by falsely promising to drop restrictions, leading to a US declaration of war on Britain in 1812.
2. Who were the “War hawks”? From what sections of the United States were they from?
The War Hawks were Democratic-Republican Congressmen who pressed James Madison to declare war on Britain. The sections of the United States that they were from was the South and the West. The War hawks resented British constraints on American trade and accused the British of supporting Indian attacks against American settlements on the frontier.
3. Who were Tecumseh and Prophet?
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, known to non-Indians as “the prophet” were two remarkable Shawnee brothers. They concluded that the time had come to stem this onrushing tide. They decided that the time to act was now, so they gathered followers, urging them to give up textile clothing for traditional buckskin garments, arguing eloquently for the Indian’s to not acknowledge the White man’s “ownership” of land, and urging that no Indian should cede land to whites unless all indians agreed.
4. What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
The Battle of Tippecanoe, which happened in 1811, was a battle that resulted in the defeat of Shawnee chief Tenskwatawa, “the Prophet” at the hands of William Henry Harrison in the Indian wilderness. After this battle, the prophet’s