War of 1812 – Vocabulary
Cut out the following words and glue them into the box below the correct
definition on the second page. Then re-write the definitions in your own words on
the empty lines below. Finally, complete a vocabulary map for each of the words.
Impressment
Privateer
Massacre
Maritime
“War Hawks”
Blockade
“Red Sticks”
Treaty
War of 1812 – Vocabulary
Cut out the words from the other page and past them in the box below the correct definition. Below the box there are empty lines. Use those
lines to re-write the definition in your own words (use the back of the page if necessary).
1. An armed private ship licensed
to attack enemy shipping
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5. Related to the sea
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2. A group of Creek Indians who
fought against white Americans for
moving onto their lands.
3. The act of seizing people or
property for public use or public
service
4. A formal peace agreement
between two or more nations
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6. The unnecessary killing of a
large number of people
7. People who actively seek a war
8. Isolation by troops or ships of an
enemy to prevent passage of
persons or supplies
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Vocabulary Map
Draw a picture to
show what the word
means.
Write the definition of the
word.
Word
Use the word in a sentence.
Give one synonym and
one antonym for the
word.