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38 MARITIME HISTORY

Aiter more than a month of detailed talks, the Japa- Study Guide Questions
nese and Americans signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in
1. What occurred in the United States in 1789 that en-
March 1854. It provided for the opening of the ports of Shi-
abled Congress to authorize construction of a navy?
mada and Hakodate to American shipping, the protection
2. What were the names of the first three U.s. frigates?
of shipwrecked American seamen, start-up of an Ameri-
3. When was the Navy Department established by
can consulate at Shimada, and granting of most-favored-
Congress?
nation stahlS (reduction or elimination of trade barriers
4. Who was the U.S. naval officer who fought the two
such as tariffs, and other favorable trade provisions) to the
most famous battles of the Quasi-War with France?
United States. This lalter provision enabled a trade agree-
5. A. What was the outcome of the war?
ment to be signed two years later. That completed the
B. Why was John Adams defeated in the next
opening of Japan to commerce with foreign nations.
election?
The Perry mission was regarded as the most important
6. How did the term "Preble's Boys" come into being?
"peacetime baltle" of the nineteenth cenhrry for the U.S.
7. A. What was the Philadelphia incident?
Navy. Perry was showered with honors upon his return to
B. Who was the hero of the exploit?
America. The great American author Washington Irving
8. A. How did William Eaton finally get the war
wrote of his exploit, "You have gained yourself a lasting
against Tripoli to end in 1805?
name, and have won it without shedding a drop of blood
B. What phrase in the Marine Hymn refers to this
or inflicting misery on a human being." Truly a new era
operation?
was about to dawn for America as a trading nation in the
9. Why was American public opinion divided on the
Pacific, and the U.S. Navy had helped make it possible ...
Tripolitan treaty?
10. What was President Jefferson's" gunboat diplomacy,"
and how did it affect U.S. national interests?
11. What are the lessons of the war with Tripoli con-
cerning naval power?
CRITICAL THINKING
12. What caused American sentiment to hun against the
1. Many of the most famous of early American heroes of British in the years leading up to the War of 1812?
the sea lived and became famous during the era of the 13. What was the Chesapeake affair?
growth of American sea power from 1783-1860. Pick 14. What was the u.s. naval strategy for the War of
several of these and describe the characteristics that 1812?
they had in common that led to their achieving hero 15. A. What naval battle fought in August 1812 helped
stahlS. sagging U.S. spirits?
B. "Who -was the U.s. naval officer involved?
C. What famous nickname was the USS Constitution
given because of this battle?
16. What famous battle cry was uttered by Captain
James Lawrence in the battle between the USS Chesa-
Chronology
peake and HMS Sllanno1l?
1783 Treaty of Paris 17. What was the result of the British blockade of U.S.
1789 U.s. Constihltion adopted ports during the War of 1812?
1794 Navy Act passed 18. What was the result of the Battle of Lake Erie?
1798-1800 Quasi-War with France 19. What famous song was written during the British
1801-{J5 War with Tripoli attack on Baltimore in 1814? Who wrote it?
1807 Chesapeake affair 20. What was the significance of the Battle of Lake
1812 War of 1812 begins Champlain in 1814?
19 Aug. 1812 Constitution vs. Gurriel'e 21. When and where was the peace treaty ending the
10 Sept. 1813 Battle of Lake Erie 'war signed?
24-25 Aug. 1814 Washington burned 22. A. Why was the Battle of New Orleans fought after
11 Sept. 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain the peace treaty was signed?
13 Sept. 1814 Baltimore attacked B. Who was the U.s. general who won the battle?
24 Dec. 1814 Treaty of Ghent 23. What benefit did the U.S. gain from the War of 1812
8 Jan. 1815 Battle of New Orleans around the world?
1830-{i0 American whaling flourishes 24. What task was of prime importance to the u.s. Navy
1846-48 War with Mexico following the War of 1812?
1845-55 Era of the clipper ships 25. What caused the U.S. whaling industry to decline in
1854 Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan the years before 1860?