Chapter 9 - Section 4 The War of 1812

The War of 1812 started in July 1812 when General William Hull led the American army from Detroit into Canada. He was met by ________ and his warriors. Hull surrendered.

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• General William Henry Harrison

• Sacajawea

• Tecumseh

Who was the commander of the Lake Erie naval forces?

• General William Hull

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

During the War of 1812 , Americas fastest warships, or ______, helped to win many victories at sea.

• privateers

• embargos

• frigates

• tributes

In August 1814, the British attacked Washington D.C. and burned the ________ and the _______.

• Capitol

• Washington Monument

• president's mansion

• Monticello

When the British attacked Washington D.C. who helped to save many valuable government documents and a painting of George Washington?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Dolley Madison

• Martha Washington

• Andrew Jackson

During the night on which Fort McHenry was attacked, who wrote a poem that eventually became our national anthem?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Dolley Madison

• William Henry Harrison

• Francis Scott Key

After the Battle of __________ the British decided the war in North America was too costly and unnecessary.

• Lake Erie

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Champlain

• Lake Thames

In December 1814 Americans and British representatives met in Belgium and signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of __________.

• Belgium

• Ghent

• Paris

• 1814

Which battle of the War of 1812 actually took place after the war was over?

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Ghent

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Battle of the Thames

Who was a hero in the battle of New Orleans and eventually became president in 1828?

• William Henry Harrison

• John C. Calhoun

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison