7th SS LEAP Practice Workbook Week 4

1. Complete each day's work.

Week 1 Day 1

Week 4 Day 2

Week 4 Day 3

Week 4 Day 4

Chapter 6 Opening the Door to Expansion

7. Explain the significance of the Louisian Purchase.

8. Under the 12th Amendment, the

A. candidate with the second-most votes as president becomes vice president.

B. vice president is elected separately from the president.

C. Senate approves the vice president.

D. president picks the vice president after he or she is elected.

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Week 4 Day 5

James Madison, the War of 1812, and the Era of Good Feelings

James Madison

James Madison, the father of the Constitution, was elected president in 1808. By then, many leaders in Congress demanded war with Great Britain.

The War of 1812

Causes of t he War of 1812

Conflicts between Native Americans and Settlers As you learned, settlers were moving west. They often encountered resistance from Native Americans who were not happy about white settlers suddenly trying to claim to their lands. Under the leadership of Shawnee chief Tecumseh, many Native American tribes united to oppose settlers. These tribes spoke different languages. Tecumseh had interpreters for his speeches. Tecumseh allied with the British. US settlers blamed the British for encouraging this resistance to protect their own interests in Canada.

President James Madison

Tecumseh was born in 1768. He lost his father and two of his brothers in battles with white settlers. Tecumseh traveled among Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory and as far south as Alabama, urging them to unite. He even met with Canadian