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 _______.

The U.S. passed the Embargo Act in _____.

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• President Jefferson repealed the Embargo Act.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 _____.

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?

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

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington