War of 1812

Who were the War Hawks?

• Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
• Women who fought in the War of 1812
• Men from the South and West who want to go to war
• Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war

Who won the War of 1812?

• England
• United States
• France
• No one

What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?

• British capturing American sailors
• Showing off to the person next to you
• Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 

Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• British impressment of American sailors
• British searching and seizing American ships
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
• British burning down Washington D.C.

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Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo

All of the following are reasons to not to go to war with Britain in the War of 1812 EXCEPT

• Hurt trading with merchants in the Northeast
• War hawks just wanted to gain land in Canada
• Need to focus more defending against the Native Americans rather than the British
• British were destroying plantations in the south

_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as

• impressment
• embargo
• neutrality
• violation

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Who was the US President during the War of 1812?

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

What does an embargo do?

• Prohibits trade with another country
• Prohibits buying exports only
• Allows trade with a country
• Allows ships to attack merchants

The Embargo Act of 1807

• banned all U.S. imports and exports
• increased the amount of exports to France
• placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
• led to war with England