War of 1812

How did the Napoleonic Wars affect the U.S?

• France and Britain stopped the U.S from trading

• France and Britain impressed American sailors

• France and Britain took over American ships and their cargo (goods)

What is impressment?

• forcing of men and women into servitude of the British navy

• forcing of American sailors into the British navy

• the name of the British draft for their military

Who declared war on Britain?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• William Henry Harrison

Who were the War Hawks?

• Americans in the North who wanted to go to war with Britain

• Members of Congress who formed their own political party

• Members of Congress who wanted to go to war with Britain

What were the 3 main causes for the War of 1812?

• Britain stopping the U.S. from trading, impressment and the Chesapeake Incident

• impressment, Britain forcing American sailors into their navy and Britain attacking American ships

• impressment, the Chesapeake Incident and Britain arming Native Americans

Why did the Chesapeake Incident anger Americans?

• The British were giving the Chesapeake Indians weapons

• A British ship attacked the U.S.S Chesapeake and took American sailors

• it was a surprise attack by Britain and Native Americans on a fort in U.S. territory

What did the Battle of Tippecanoe reveal?

• British forces were not as prepared for war as the U.S. expected

• Britain was paying slaves to join against the U.S.

• Britain was arming Native Americans

What was the name of Native American warrior who wanted to regain Indian land?

• Tenskwatawa

• "The Prophet"

• Tecumseh

• Lalawithika

Why did the U.S attack Canada in the War of 1812?

• Canada was helping Britain

• Native Americans forces were stationed there

• Canadians and British forces were stationed there

• Canada was a colony of Britain

Why did British forces burn the White house?

• The U.S. burned the governors mansion in the British colony of Canada

• Britain believed it would demoralize the Americans

• British military leaders wanted to kill the American president