War of 1812

Choose the reason why the United States wanted to go to war with Great Britain in 1812.

• Fighting in California
• Impressment of sailors
• Wanted independence
• The Stamp Act

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

Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo

In 1811, General ______ defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe

• Andrew Jackson
• Tecumseh
• William H. Harrison
• John C. Calhoun

At the ______________, some states threatened to secede from the Union.

• The Geneva Convention
• The Hartford Convention
• Constitutional Convention

_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as

• impressment
• embargo
• neutrality
• violation

The British policy of capturing American sailors at sea and forcing them to serve in the British navy is called:

• Impressment
• Kidnapping
• Blockading
• Piracy

This group of people led by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were strongly in favor of war with Britain. What were they called?

• War Cardinals
• War Hawks
• War Chickens
• War Eagles

In 1812, this President becomes the first American president to ask Congress for a declaration of war.

• George Washington
• John Adams
• James Madison
• George W. Bush