War of 1812, Adams-Onis Treaty, and Monroe Doctrine

Choose the reason why the United States wanted to go to war with Great Britain in 1812.

• Fighting in California
• Impressment of sailors
• Wanted independence
• The Stamp Act

Who was president during the War of 1812?

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

What Native American leader was trying to organize western tribes to stop the spread of white settlement?

• Squanto
• Sequoyah
• Tecumseh
• Geronimo

Which term means pride in your country. It also means a strong love for your country?

• zealotry
• nationalism
• exceptionalism
• egotism

What nickname was given to Congressman like John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay?

• doves
• militants
• warmongers 
• war hawks

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.