SS Week 5: War of 1812

Who became president in 1808? 

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which state was NOT part of the Northwest Territory? 

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

• Pennsylvania

What country did the president forbid trade with in 1810?  

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

What monument did the British destroy in Washington, D.C.? 

• Lincoln Memorial

• White House

• House of Representatives

• Washington Monument

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

• New York City

• Yorktown

• Baltimore

• New Orleans

The War of 1812 ended on December 24, 1814, with the signing of the __________.

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of New Orleans

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Versailles

Between 1808 and 1826, many countries in __________ gained independence from Spain.

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Europe

• the Caribbean and the Bahamas

• Central and South America

In what year did Congress approve the Monroe Doctrine? 

• 1819

• 1823

• 1827

• 1831

What was NOT one of the goals of the Monroe Doctrine? 

• The United States would not become involved in any war between European powers. It would not interfere in the government policies of other countries, either.

• The United States would not interfere with established European colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

• The United States would allow new colonization by foreign powers in the Western Hemisphere.

• Any action by foreign governments to control other countries in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as hostilities against the United States.

Missouri wanted to enter the union as a/an __________ state. 

• free

• slave

• independent

• essential