war of 1812

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

What was the British naval strategy during the War of 1812?

• Burn Boston first and then move South
• Shell every American port city
• Sink every American Ship
• blockade the American coast

Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"?

• Francis Scott Key
• Francis Scott Note
• Francis Baltimore
• Francis Scott Pitch

General Jackson's defeat of the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend had what outcome?

• The Creek Nation was disbanded.
• The Creeks lost millions of acres of their land.
• The surviving Creek warriors got 20 years in prison. 
• A Creek medicine chief put a terrible curse on Andrew Jackson.

Why were the British able to send more troops to America after 1814?

• Napoleon had been defeated.
• The British started a draft to have a bigger army.
• The British decided to double the pay of the soldiers. 
• The Canadians decided to join them in the war. 

Where is Fort McHenry?

• Philadelphia
• Washington, D.C.
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Baltimore

What was the low point of the War of 1812 for the Americans?

• The White House was burned.
• The graves of George and Martha Washington were desecrated.
• Thomas Jefferson was captured. 
• The Canadians won the siege of Boston.

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812? What country is Ghent in?

• France
• Spain
• Belgium
• the Netherlands

Andrew Jackson won a huge victory after the war had ended at 

• New Orleans.
• Nashville.
• Cripple Creek.
• Tallahassee

How did the practice of impressment affect Americans?

• It forced Americans to remain neutral in Britain and France’s war.

• It forced Americans to serve on British ships

• It stopped Americans from receiving goods from France and Great Britain.

• It stopped American goods from being sold in France and Great Britain.