War of 1812/ Indian Removal

Which of the following is one reason the United States and Great Britain fought during the War of 1812?

• The United States was trying to take over British colonies in North America.

• The United States wanted Great Britain to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

• Great Britain was making it hard for the United States to trade with other countries.

• Great Britain was trying to gain control of all trade on the Mississippi River and in the Louisiana Territory.

Forcing the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia was a part of what larger forced relocation effort?

• The Long March

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Reservation Trail

• The Trail of Tears

Some of the tribes that were forced from their lands during the Trail of Tears include

• Cherokee and Seminole

• Creek and Chickasaw

• Chocktaws

• All of the above

The American Indians were forced to leave their homelands because the government wanted

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers.

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution.

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities.

• to allow the government to sell American Indian lands to Canada.

What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?

• America the Beautiful

• My Country Tis of Thee

• The Star Spangled Banner

• The Stars and Stripes Forever

How did President James Madison feel about going to war against Great Britain?

• He thought his army and navy would beat Great Britain.

• He felt that they were not prepared to go to war and would probably lose.

• He thought that is was the only to get them to out of Canada.

• None of the above

Which of the following was a major event during the War of 1812?

• The United States defeated the British at Yorktown with help from the French.

• The United States surprise attacked the British at Lexington and Concord.

• British soldiers launched a surprise attack on the Erie Canal causing it to shut down.

• British soldiers set fire to the White House and the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

What act is Dolley Madison famous for?

• She saved a famous portrait of George Washington.

• She let James Madison know the British were coming.

• She saved the White House from being burned by the British.

• None of the above

Why did General George Custer and the US Army attack the Lakota, the Cheyenne, and other American Indians during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?

• The US government wanted to end a war between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.

• The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations.

• The US government wanted the American Indians to move from Little Bighorn to Georgia.

• The American Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.

Who won the War of 1812?

• The British

• The American Indians

• The United States

• No one