8th grade vocabWeek of March 3

Dolley Madison

• Wife of James Madison. Credited with saving important items from the White House before it was burned by the British.

Oliver Hazard Perry

• Commanded US naval forces on Lake Erie.

• Credited with the quote “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Francis Scott Key

• Baltimore attorney who was inspired by the bombing of Fort McHenry to write the “Star Spangled Banner.”

Andrew Jackson

• American general who became a hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans which took place after the Treaty of Ghent was signed.

Henry Clay

• One of the leaders of the War Hawks. Wanted increased military spending and more land for America,