Causes, Events/People, Effects of War of 1812

One cause of the War of 1812 was Britain's war with this country...

• France
• Spain
• Ireland
• Portugal

One cause of the War of 1812 was British IMPRESSMENT. What is IMPRESSMENT?

• Kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships.
• Supplying weapons to a common enemy in order to create conflict.
• Being loyal to one group despite the kindness and help from a different group. 
• Allowing slaves from the Northern United States to settle in British Florida.

This Act was passed during Jefferson's Presidency to stop trade with ALL foreign nations.

• Interrogation Act
• Embargo Act
• Retreat Act
• Boycott Act

Britain blockaded U.S. ports.  What does this mean?

• They cut off U.S. trade by using ships to block the coast.
• They built up land masses to stop U.S. ships.
• They imprisoned all mayors of U.S. cities.
• They stopped farming by destroying crops.

The Battle of Tippecanoe showed Americans that Britain was supplying weapons to ___________________.  

• Western Traders.
• the French.
• Native Americans
• the Greek.

What were the goals of the War Hawks?

• Go to war with Spain and buy cotton bales to store.
• Stop war with England and create trade networks with them.
• Go to war with Britain and expand U.S. into Canada.
• Stop war with France and expand trade with China.

The Hartford Convention was about the states in New England's threat to _________.

• declare war with New Zealand.
• redo their borders and join Greenland.
• secede, leave, the United States.
• impeach President Jefferson. 

America's oldest ship still in commission is currently in a Boston Harbor. It fought in the War of 1812 and earned the nickname, "Old Ironsides".  What is its true name?

• O.L.D. Manchester
• U.S.A. Liberty
• H.M.S. Declaration
• U.S.S. Constitution

Native American forces that sided with Britain received huge losses at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and lost this important leader at the Battle of Thames. 

• Benedict Arnold
• William the Conqueror
• Sacajawea
• Tecumseh

The burning of this American city was largely in revenge of America's burning of York (now Toronto, Canada).

• Washington,D.C.
• Philadelphia, PA
• New York City, NY
• Atlanta, GA