Alabama Studies Weekly-Week 5

Who was elected president of the United States in 1808?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• John Adams

Why did the United States become involved in the War of 1812?

• Because the Indians attacked

• Britain interfered with trade and America desired expansion

• Because America wanted to fight

Where was the final battle of the War of 1812 fought?

• New York City

• Yorktown

• Baltimore

• New Orleans

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• a compromise between the North and South that allowed Missouri to be admitted as the 24th state

• an agreement to be peaceful with one another

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Match the following

• 1814

• James Madison elected president of the United States

• 1812

• Congress declares war on Great Britain

• 1815

• Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the War of 1812

• 1808

• The Missouri Compromise was passed by Congress

• 1820

• Battle of New Orleans

Match the following

• 1848

• Texas became a territory of the United States

• 1830

• Congress approved the Monroe Doctrine

• 1823

• President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act

• 1845

• The California Gold Rush Began