End of the Year Practice Test (War of 1812)

What Native American chief led resistance to white settlement in the Northwest Territory?

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Powhatan
• Sacagawea
• Tecumseh

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Andrew Jackson
• James Monroe

Who wanted war with Britain to gain land and increase the nation's power?

• War Hawks
• War Judges
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

What city was burned by the British during the War of 1812?

• Baltimore
• Washington D.C.
• Boston
• Charleston

What is the name of the peace treaty that ended the war?

• Treaty of Peace
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Versailles

Who became a hero at the Battle of New Orleans?

• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams

Impressment is

• The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British
• Selling US sailors
• Capturing US sailors
• The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were both Southern Congressmen who had aggressive views towards the British and wanted action. These views got them the title of what?

• Radical Republicans
• Whigs
• War Hawks
• Southern Separatist

The main reason for the war of 1812 was

• westward expansion
• French fur trade
• British search and seizure of American ships

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