War of 1812- Event and Effects

War of 1812- Event and Effects

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a CAUSE of the War of 1812?

• British impressment

• Disruption in American trade

• British support of Native American resistance

• Weakened Native American resistance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an EFFECT of the War of 1812?

• British impressment

• Disruption in American trade

• British support of Native American resistance

• U.S. manufacturing expanded

Multiple Choice

The U.S. was successful in capturing British territory in southern Canada.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The U.S. was successful in capturing British territory in southern Canada.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry captured six British vessels in the

• Battle of the Thames

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• Battle of Lake Erie

Multiple Choice

What did the Americans do to the Parliament in York (present day Toronto, Canada)?

• protected it

• burned it

• surrounded it

• explored it

Multiple Choice

Who was killed in the Battle of the Thames?

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson

• Tecumseh

• Oliver Hazard Perry

Multiple Choice

What was an effect of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

• the Creeks and other midwestern tribes would be forced off their land permanently.

• the Creeks defeated Andrew Jacksons forces and reclaimed their land.

• it ended the War of 1812.

Multiple Choice

What event allowed the British to focus more on defeating the Americans?

• They lost their war against the French.

• They defeated the French.

• They defeated the Spanish.

Multiple Choice

When British reinforcements arrived, what did they do?

• invaded Washington, D.C. and burned the president's mansion.

• explored new territory

• arrested President Madison

• signed a peace treaty to end the War of 1812

Multiple Choice

What battle inspired the words of The Star-Spangled Banner?

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of Fort McHenry

• Battle of New Orleans

Multiple Choice

Francis Scott Key is significant to U.S. History because he

• defeated the British at Fort McHenry

• wrote the poem that would one day become the U.S. national anthem

• led forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe

• negotiated the terms to the Treaty of Ghent

Multiple Choice

The War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

Multiple Choice

The Battle of New Orleans occurred

• before the War of 1812 started

• right before the War of 1812 ended

• after the War of 1812 had officially ended

Multiple Choice

Which American general became a popular hero after his victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans?

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Zachary Taylor

Open Ended

Explain why the growth of U.S. manufacturing was an effect of the War of 1812.

Multiple Choice

Who won the Election of 1816?

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson