Story of the World: Early Modern Times Chapter 33

During the War of 1812, the British burned parts of ______.

• Boston

• New York

• Washington, DC

The French asked Louis XVIII, the ______ of the guillotined king, to return France and rule in Napoleon’s place.

• son

• brother

• father

When Napoleon finally admitted defeat, he was sent to the small island of ____, in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Cyprus

• Crete

• Elba

Napoleon was defeated by the British in his last battle, the Battle of _____

• Waterloo

• Water closet

• Watermelon

The British sent Napoleon to the island of ______, far off in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Haiti

• St Pierre

• St Helena

What two countries did the British convince to join with them in defying Napoleon?

• Austria and Denmark

• Spain and Portugal

• Russia and Sweden

• Austria and Russia

Alexander I gave Napoleon part of _______, in exchange for peace.

• Prussia

• Russia

• Poland

• Italy

How did Napoleon decide to defeat the British?

• He sent his navy across the English Channel.

• He closed off all European ports to the British.

• He bribed all of Britain’s allies.

• He blockaded all of the British ports.

Why did the United States declare war on the British in 1812?

• The British had been raiding American ships for soldiers to fight Napoleon.

• The Americans wanted to capture more land in Canada.

• The British refused to sell goods to American merchants.

• all of the above

What happened to Tecumseh during the War of 1812?

• He fled to England.

• He succeeded in winning back some of the Shawnee land.

• He was killed in a battle with William Henry Harrison.

• The British gave him land for his tribe in Canada.