War of 1812 Quiz

Tecumseh was a political leader and chief of which Native American tribe...

• Shawnee
• Iriquois
• Miami
• Delaware

Tecumseh teamed up with what country to try to take down the Americans...

• Great Britian
• France
• Canada
• Mexico

Prophetstown was destroyed during which battle?

• The Battle of Tippencanoe
• The Battle of The Thames
• The War of 1812
• World War 1

Vocabulary Check - Match the following.

• Foreign trade goods entering the Country.

• Impressment

• An offering or payment.

• Tribute

• Kidnapping & forced labor of sailors.

• Export

• Domestic trade goods leaving the Country.

• Embargo

• A ban on all trade - imports & exports.

• Import

What was one effect of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811?

• Tecumseh lost hope for a great Indian confederation.

• The British began to support the Native American rebels.

• Tecumseh was forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville.

• The United States began to pay more for Native American land.

Which of the following describes the frontier West in the early 1800s?

• U.S. relied heavily on trade with Britain.

• U.S. suffered from low property values.

• There were only limited types of crops farmed.

• Lacked services such as roads and water.

_________ authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived East of the Mississippi.

Draw the sight that Francis Scott Key observed at the Battle of Fort McHenry that inspired him to write a poem that was later modified into our National Anthem.

In what place did the United States and Great Britain sign the Peace Treaty ending the War of 1812?

• Ghent

• The Hague

• Paris

• Antwerp

What US President declared war on Great Britain in 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• John Adams