Chapter 10: The Empire Strikes Back

The Embargo Act of 1807

• banned all U.S. imports and exports
• increased the amount of exports to France
• placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
• led to war with England

What was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?

• War Robins
• War Eagles
• War Hawks
• War Pigeons

What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?

• British capturing American sailors
• Showing off to the person next to you
• Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 

Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• British impressment of American sailors
• British searching and seizing American ships
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
• British burning down Washington D.C.

What was written at Fort McHenry?

• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The Star-Spangled Banner
• The Constitution
• The Treaty of Paris

In 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Washington, D.C.
• Chicago

Who was the US President during the War of 1812?

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

Nationalism is:

• Not wanting to declare war
• Pride in ones country
• Revenge against another nation
• Upset with ones country

What were the main countries/governments involved in the war of 1812?

• The U.S.A & England
• England & Canada
• France & England
• U.S.A, France, England & Spain

What Amerindian leader tried to organize western tribes to stop the spread of white settlement int he 1810s?

• Squanto
• Sequoyah
• Tecumseh
• Geronimo