War of 1812

Who was the President that declared war on England?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• James Madison

What was the name of the group of congressmen who advocated the US declare war in 1812?

• Wardogs

• Democrats

• Warhawks

• Republicans

What was the name of the treaty between the US and The UK?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of New Orleans

• Treaty of France

Who Wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

• Elvis

• Francis Scott Key

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Henry Harrison

What does Embargo mean?

• impose your will on another country

• impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)

• To send something to another place

• To move something

What does Export mean?

• impose your will on another country

• impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)

• To send something to another place

• To move something

Who was the American Colonel during the Battle of New Orleans?

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

• General Patton

• George Washington

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

• 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.

What is an event in which U.S. sailors were captured and forced to fight for the British Navy?

• Active duty

• Impressment

• Slavery

• Honor

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