The War of 1812

After the Louisiana Purchase, many Americans moved ______.

• southward

• westward

• to the port

• to the mountains

Thomas Jefferson decided to set a(n) _________, or an order to stop sending goods to foreign ports.

• embargo

• impressment

• treaty

• repeal

In 1815, a peace _______ was signed which ended the War of 1812.

• territory

• embargo

• treaty

• impressment

The Embargo Act of 1807 was ____________ because American were losing money not being able to trade with foreign countries.

• repeal

• repealing

• repealment

• repealed

Fear of _____________ did not keep some Americans from sailing to foreign ports to trade, even if it meant they were captured and forced to serve in the British army to fight the French.

• impressment

• foreign

• repealment

• succession

(A1) According to the quote by Thomas Jefferson, who should settle west of the Mississippi?

• US citizens

• only people of Louisiana

• anyone except the British

• the Smurfs

(A1) What was the result of Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

• New settlements could be built.

• People could earn a better living.

• People questioned whether the purchase should have been made.

• All of the above

(A2) Which of these was most likely a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?

• People of Great Britain suffered food shortages.

• People of France bought their food in Great Britain.

• American ships full of food could not sell to anyone and the food spoiled.

• US ships only delivered food to ports in Africa and Asia.

(A2) Which statement about the Embargo Act of 1807 is best supported by information from this week's issue?

• The United States only shipped goods to South America.

• The people in the US were unhappy, and the country had to rethink its plan to deal with the European countries.

• France and Britain had to buy rotten food.

• France was forced to agree to US demands.

Complete the diagram.

• a success for the United States

• forced Great Britain to return home

• created great difficulty for France's war efforts

• was eventually repealed