War of 1812

Hoping to avoid war, Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807, which

• required the United States to pay tribute to Barbary pirates.
• cut off all American trade overseas.
• allowed the British to impress American sailors.
• all of the above

The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the

• Treaty of Ghent.
• Treaty of Paris.
• Treaty of New Orleans.
• none of the above

The kidnapping of American sailors to work on British ships is called

• embargo.
• trade.
• impressment.
• recruitment. 

Tecumseh believed that in order to stop losing their lands, Native Americans must

• fight white settlers.
• unite the tribes.
• retreat to Canada.
• all of the above

In 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Washington, D.C.
• Chicago

Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• British impressment of American sailors
• British searching and seizing American ships
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
• British burning down Washington D.C.

Who were the War Hawks?

• Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
• Women who fought in the War of 1812
• Men from the South and West who want to go to war
• Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war

Who was the president during the war of 1812?

• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Adams

What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?

• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of New Orleans
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Paoli

What was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?

• War Robins
• War Eagles
• War Hawks
• War Pigeons