War of 1812 pre-assessment

The British burned down ___________ during the War of 1812

• The White House

• Congress

• Bill of Rights

• Yorktown

Impressment is

• The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British
• Selling US sailors
• Capturing US sailors
• The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

• Francis Scott Kay
• Francis Scott Kane
• Francis Scott Key
• Francis Scott Keen

Who were the Americans fighting during the war?

• British
• Mexico
• China
• Russia

The Embargo Act was a direct reaction to the Napoleonic Wars as it relates to US trade, what two countries did we cut off trade with in an attempt to avoid war?

• England/Britian
• Spain/France
• UK/France
• England/Portugal

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were both Southern Congressmen who had aggressive views towards the British and wanted action. These views got them the title of what?

• Radical Republicans
• Whigs
• War Hawks
• Southern Separatist

_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as

• impressment
• embargo
• neutrality
• violation

Who was the US President during the War of 1812?

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

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

• zealotry
• nationalism
• exceptionalism
• egotism

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

• Squanto
• Sequoyah
• Tecumseh
• Geronimo