Barbary Pirates & War of 1812

What action did Jefferson take to solve the pirate issue?

• He surrendered and paid the $3 million ransom.
• He ordered the US Navy to capture the pirate ships and hold them ransom.
• Jefferson sent warships to protect Americans along the Barbary coast. 
• He had an arm wrestling match with the head pirate.

North Africans who attacked American ships and tried to ransom American sailors

• John Marshall

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Clark

• Barbary Pirates

The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the

• Treaty of Ghent.
• Treaty of Paris.
• Treaty of New Orleans.
• none of the above

The kidnapping of American sailors to work on British ships is called

• embargo.
• trade.
• impressment.
• recruitment. 

In 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Washington, D.C.
• Chicago

Who was the president during the war of 1812?

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

What was written at Fort McHenry?

• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The Star-Spangled Banner
• The Constitution
• The Treaty of Paris

_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as

• impressment
• embargo
• neutrality
• violation

What did Dolly Madison save?

• A portrait of Thomas Jefferson
• A portrait of Abraham Lincoln
• A portrait of Alexander Hamilton
• A portrait of George Washington

What was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?

• War Robins
• War Eagles
• War Hawks
• War Pigeons