Jefferson and the War of 1812

Which of the following statements describes a RESULT of the Embargo Act of 1807?

• The embargo stopped the smuggling of goods into the United States

• The embargo was ONLY against the British

• The embargo benefited Northern manufacturing

• The embargo led to an increase of trade in the Southern States

Which of the following was NOT a direct reason for the United States to declare war on Britain in 1812?

• Britain's support of native american uprisings

• British impressment of American sailors

• Election of War Hawks into Congress in 1810

• British actions during the XYZ affair

Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Greenville

• Treaty of Ghent

• Jay's Treaty

"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant cause for war...My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it--to put the country in complete armor-- in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must be brought before any war can be effective...I must call on every member of this Senate to pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon--declaring war is passing the Rubicon in reality." -- Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812

In the U.S. support for the War of 1812 was the strongest from...

• frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians

• New England merchants who feared impressment

• Protestants who had religious sympathies with Great Britain

• Quids who held classic Democratic Republican beliefs

"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant cause for war...My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it--to put the country in complete armor-- in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must be brought before any war can be effective...I must call on every member of this Senate to pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon--declaring war is passing the Rubicon in reality." -- Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812

Who of the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?

• John Calhoun and other politicians from the South

• Henry Clay and other politicians from the West

• James Madison and other politicians from the executive branch

• Merchants from New England

"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France have given us abundant cause for war...My plan would be, and my first wish is, to prepare for it--to put the country in complete armor-- in the attitude imperiously demanded in a crisis of war, and to which it must be brought before any war can be effective...I must call on every member of this Senate to pause before he leaps into or crosses the Rubicon--declaring war is passing the Rubicon in reality." -- Senator Obadiah German of New York, speech in the Senate, June 1812

Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the U.S. has an "abundant cause for war"?

• The impressment of U.S. sailors

• the controversy over the Louisiana Purchase

• The actions by the Barbary Pirates

• The Embargo Act of 1807

"It is true I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them I take only my existence; from my tribe I take nothing...I come to Governor Harrison to ask him to tear the treaty...but I would say to him... 'Sir you have liberty to return your own country.' Once, nor until lately, there was no white man on this continent...It then belonged to all red men...Once a happy race, since made miserable by the white people who are never contented but always encroaching. The way, and the only way, to check and stop this evil, is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land...for it never was divided, but belongs to all for the use of each. For no part has a right to sell." - Tecumseh, letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, August 1810

Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?

• Sign a treaty with the U.S.

• Join the British to stop westward expansion

• Move west to lands unoccupied by American Indians

• Forming a confederacy among all American Indians

"It is true I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them I take only my existence; from my tribe I take nothing...I come to Governor Harrison to ask him to tear the treaty...but I would say to him... 'Sir you have liberty to return your own country.' Once, nor until lately, there was no white man on this continent...It then belonged to all red men...Once a happy race, since made miserable by the white people who are never contented but always encroaching. The way, and the only way, to check and stop this evil, is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land...for it never was divided, but belongs to all for the use of each. For no part has a right to sell." - Tecumseh, letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, August 1810

Based on this excerpt, which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?

• The War of 1812

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• British actions on the western frontier

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following is an appropriate thesis statement to the following LEQ prompt: Evaluate the extent to which the War of 1812 constituted a "second American Revolution."

• While the War of 1812 was impacted by the relationship between the British and indigenous peoples, the forced impressment as an infringement on rights, challenges to American trade, and restrictions on westward expansion support the war as a second American Revolution. Therefore, the extent to which the War of 1812 should be considered a Second American Revolution is significant.

• Although France had also restricted trade with the United States, the British attacks on American merchants, impressment, and force caused the War of 1812. Therefore, the war of 1812 was a significant response as a second American Revolution. 

• Some may argue the War of 1812 was not a second American Revolution, however challenges to the economy and sour foreign relations. Therefore, the extent to which the War of 1812 should be considered a second American Revolution is significant. 

• The War of 1812 hindered American trade, challenged American sovereignty, and influenced negative relations with indigenous peoples. These factors led to a significant impact on the war being a continuation of the American Revolution. 

Which of the following would serve as the A in the ACE strategy for the following SAQ question:

Identify and explain ONE political impact of the War of 1812.

• One political impact of the War of 1812 was the growth of nationalism.

• One political impact of the War of 1812 was the independence of the United States.

• One impact was America winning.

• One political impact of the War of 1812 was the decline of Federalist power.