Madison & Monroe Presidencies

What contributed most to the escalating tensions between the US and Great Britain?

• Disagreement on the trade and shipping rights of neutral countries

• US expansion into the Ohio River Valley

• Britain's refusal to recognize American independence

• The US siding with France in its war with Great Britain

A newly elected congressman from Tennessee would most likely advocate for what concerning war with Britain?

• Favored going to war to defend France

• Opposed war as it would hurt ports and shipping economy

• Favored going to war to protect shipping rights and territorial expansion

• Opposed war as it made no sense to invade Canada

Americans had the most success against British forces when...

• Aggressively going on the offensive into Canadian territory

• Defending Washington DC from British invasion

• Using smaller, faster ships against the British Navy on the Great Lakes

• Teaming up with native allies

Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem "The Defense of Fort M' Henry" after witnessing:

• The burning of Washington DC

• The Siege of Baltimore

• The Invasion of Boston Harbor

• Hearing news of Andrew Jackson's stunning victory in New Orleans

The biggest losers* of the War of 1812 were:

(*losers as in the side that benefitted the least and were in an even worse position that before)

• The Americans

• The British

• The Canadians

• The Native Americans

Congressmen who opposed any war with Britain were

• Federalists

• War Eagles

• Warhawks

• Diplomacists

The practice of impressment usually involved:

• Americans forcing Native Americans to serve in the Army

• Taking sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy

• Taking British officers and making them serve in the American navy

• Offering slaves freedom if they served in the army or navy

Andrew Jackson rose to prominence and popularity after the War of 1812 mostly due to:

• His victory at the Battle of New Orleans

• His defeat of Tecumseh and the Indian Confederacy

• Defeating the British navy on Lake Erie

• Rescuing priceless valuables before the British could destroy them

The American strategy to win the war consisted of

• Blockading the British coast with its large navy

• Allying with Native Tribes and fighting a guerilla war

• Invading and liberating Canada

• Putting all defenses in large coastal cities

America benefited most from the War of 1812 by

• Gaining more land from the British

• Increasing Agricultural production

• Increasing domestic manufacturing and relying less on imports

• Signing peace treaties with the native confederacies