War of 1812

In 1812, what country did the US go to war against?

• Great Britain

• France

• Russia

• Korea

What was the cause of the War of 1812?

• Americans wanted control of more land out west

• American soldiers were being imprisoned (kidnapped) into another country's navy

• Americans were being taxed too high

• Americans were trying to expand their country

What city was almost completely destroyed by fire by our enemy in the War of 1812?

• Washington

• Boston

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

What did 1st lady, Dolly Madison, instruct to be saved from the President's Mansion before it was destroyed?

• antique furniture

• the Constitution

• money from the safe

• a painting of George Washington

What poem was written during the War of 1812 that became our National Anthem?

• The Star Spangled Banner

• America the Beautiful

• The Battle Hymn of the Republic

• Despacito

What young lawyer wrote the National Anthem while watching the British attack an American fort?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Francis Scott Key

• Carlos Negrón

• Benjamin Franklin

The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent being signed. What country won the War of 1812?

• The other country won and we gave up western territory.

• Nobody won

• The United States won and got Florida from another country.

• It was a tie.

Who was the President during the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Joe Biden

• James Madison

What city did Fort McHenry protect during the war.  The place where the National Anthem was written.

• Baltimore

• New York City

• Orlando

• Washington DC

What American general won the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the war and later went on to become a President?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Napoleon

• General Grievous