Week 11: The War of 1812

According to the quote by President Thomas Jefferson, who should settle west of the Mississippi?

• United States citizens

• only people of Louisiana

• children

• his own family members

What was one result of Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

• New settlements could be built.

• People could earn a better living.

• People questioned whether the purchase should have been made.

• all of the above

Which of these was most likely a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?

• People of Great Britain suffered food shortages.

• People of France bought their food in Great Britain

• European countries did not have access to American weapons

• U.S. ships only delivered food to ports in Africa and Asia.

Which statement about the Embargo Act of 1807 is best supported by information from this week’s

issue?

• The United States only shipped goods to South America.

• The people of the United States were unhappy, and the country had to rethink its plan to deal with European countries.

• France and Great Britain had to buy rotten food.

• France was forced to agree to the United States’ demands.

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• was a success for the United States

• forced Great Britain to return home

• created great difficulty for France’s war efforts

• was eventually repealed

What idea best belongs in the blank above?

• Thomas Jefferson steps down as president of the U.S.

• James Madison is elected president of the U.S.

• War Hawks in Congress called for war.

• British ships continued the practice of impressment

What is the most likely reason General Jackson continued fighting in New Orleans after the war had ended

• He believed Great Britain would not honor the Treaty of Ghent.

• He had not yet received word of the war’s end.

• The Treaty of Ghent had not yet been signed.

• General Jackson wanted to make sure all British had been killed

Which of these was a result of the War of 1812?

• The Embargo Act of 1807 was repealed

• The Treaty of Ghent was never signed

• New Orleans became known as an important port

• The United States was respected by other world powers.

Which of these is the best summary of the article, “Uncle Sam?”

• Uncle Sam is a symbol of the United States based on a real citizen who lived in the 19th century. Sam Wilson was a good man and an excellent model to represent the United States of America

• Uncle Sam always wears a top hat and an outfit decorated with stars and stripes. He is also usually seen with a goatee. He lived in the United States during the 19th century.

• Uncle Sam was a man who sold meat to the army. Everyone loved him and made him famous.

• Uncle Sam was honest and fair. He liked to wear red, white and blue clothes in the 19th century.

Why might Francis Scott Key have written the Star-Spangled Banner?

• He must have felt joy and pride that the United States had been victorious at the battle of Fort McHenry.

• He was probably bored because he did not have anything to do during the battle of Fort McHenry.

• He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.

• He must have known his poem would be a good national anthem for the new country.