The War of 1812

Why did the United States want to stay out the war with France and Great Britain?

• The U.S. wasn't equiped to fight the war.

• President Jefferson was concerned about the effects it would cause the Native Americans.

• The U.S. needed to continue selling goods to both France and Great Britain.

• The war would be too expensive.

Why did France and Great Britain search the U.S. cargo ships?

• Both countries were looking for illegal cargo being shipped into their countries.

• They were looking for people trying to immigrate to their countries.

• Both countries were concerned that the U.S. was sending soldiers to fight in the war.

• Both countries were concerned the U.S. was supplying weapons to the other country.

An order to stop ships from delivering goods is an (a)   .

The U.S. passed the Embargo Act in (a)   .

What was an effect of the Embargo Act?

• France and Great Britain were not affected.

• President Jefferson repealed the Embargo Act.

• The people of the U.S. were not happy with the Embargo Act.

• All of the above.

Even after The Embargo Act was cancelled, Great Britain kept capturing U.S. sailors and made them fight for Great Britain against the French. This is called (a)   .

Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson to become the 4th President of the United States?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

The United States went to war with Great Britain again in June of 1813.

• True

• False

Besides U.S soldiers, former enslaved people from Haiti, and frontiersmen from the southern states, what other group helped fight the British army in New Orleans?

(a)  

In 1815, _____ led 4,000 men against the British army in New Orleans.

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington