War of 1812 Final Quiz

The U.S. Capitol, White House, and many other buildings and structures suffered significant damage when British soldiers set fire to them upon their arrival into this city:

• Baltimore

• New York City

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

All of the following were causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT:

• Impressment

• Events in the Northwest Territory

• British trade embargo

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Congress officially adopted The Star Spangled Banner as our nation’s national anthem in what year:

• 1812

• 1931

• 1776

• 2003

Even though no nation won the War of 1812, a primary effect of the war was was that it inspired many Americans to pursue national goals like the expansion of U.S. territory:

• Patriotism

• Taxes

• British influence in North America

• All of the above

America forces during the Battle of New Orleans were led by this individual was from Tennessee and would later go on to become the seventh President of the United States:

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Francis Scott Key

• Alexander Hamilton

U.S. President who declared war on Britain in 1812

• James Madison

• Tecumseh

• Napoleonic Wars

• Uncle Sam

The outcome of this naval battle was a major victory for the U.S., occurring in September of 1813

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• Northwest Territory

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Lake Erie

These were a series of long and drawn out wars in Europe led by the French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte

• Napoleonic Wars

• Westward Exapnsion

• Northwest Territory

• War of 1812

This person wrote the Star Spangled Banner

• James Madison

• Francis Scott Key

• Bad Bunny

• George Washington

A cruel policy that forced Americans to fight in battle for

Britain. It was also one of the main causes that

led to the War of 1812

• Impressment

• Treaty of Ghent

• Westward Expansion

• Trade Embargo