Worksheet # 54

Epithet    Henry Clay     John C. Calhoun    Pension      Nationalism
Maritime Rights    Mistress of the Seas     Trafalgar    Frontiersmen   Daniel Webster


1) The agreement that allows free use of the seas for trade: ________.
2) A nickname or metaphor used to describe a person or thing: _______.
3) A site of a great naval victory of the English over the French: _______.
4) A feeling of pride and greatness in one's country: _________.
5) Rough and ready settlers living in wilderness areas: _________.
6) A nickname given to England for its great navy: ________.
7) An amount of money granted to someone for service: ________.
8) A great orator and American statesmen who opposed going to
         War in 1812: ____________.
9) A famous War Hawk who thought his own Kentucky militia would
          be able to defeat the Canadians: ___________. 
10) A southern War Hawk who prefered going to war than to suffering
           the "putrescent pool of ignominious peace": _________.

Thought Question: Discuss how the hawks had both good and bad
           reasons in seeking a war.


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