American Pageant Ch. 12

The War of 1812 was notable in the history of American warfare because

• of the high level of American domestic dissent and opposition to the war.

• no talented military commanders emerged.

• of inadequate financing of the war.

• of the nation's apathy and national disunity.

All of the following were true of the American regular army on the eve of the War of 1812 except

• they were ill-trained and ill-disciplined.

• they were widely scattered.

• their numbers were large enough that they did not have to rely on state militias.

• there was no burning national anger to unite Americans against the British.

The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons except

• the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army.

• disunity was widespread.

• only a zealous minority supported the war.

• the militia was poorly trained.

Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because

• it was the economic hub of the New England economy.

• Canadians would be willing to help the Americans overthrow the imperial yoke of British rule.

• British forces were weakest there.

• Canada held important strategic military bases from which the Americans could attack the British.

The performance of the U.S.'s Navy in the War of 1812 could be best described as

• poor and unsuccessful in every category.

• less successful than that of the army.

• ineffective on the Great Lakes.

• overall surprisingly successful and skillful against the accomplished British ships and commanders.

America's military campaigns against Canada in the War of 1812 were

• unusual for its brilliant military leadership.

• poorly conceived strategically and successfully repelled by the British and Canadians.

• marked by good coordination of a complicated strategy.

• a success on land but a failure on the water.

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the U.S. from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

• Mackinac.

• Plattsburgh.

• the Thames.

• Fallen Timbers.

By 1814, the British strategy included all of the following except

• invading New York.

• invading the Chesapeake Bay area.

• invading the Delaware and Hudson Valleys.

• blockading the Atlantic coast.

British plans for their 1814 campaign did not include action in

• New York.

• Washington, D.C.

• New Orleans.

• Florida.

The British attack on Fort McHenry

• resulted in another decisive British military victory.

• made possible the British invasion of Washington, D.C.

• produced the "Bladensburg Races."

• inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key.