10/17 - War of 1812 Exit ticket

This picture is a depiction of which event?

• The Battle of New Orleans

• The Siege of Yorktown

• The British capture of Washington, D.C.

Put the following events in the correct order, based on today's worksheet.

• American forces defeat British troops at New Orleans.

• The British capture and burn Washington, D.C.

• The Treaty of Ghent officially ends the war.

• Britain forces American sailors to fight Napoleon.

• The U.S. invades Canada.

One of the reasons the British burned Washington D.C. was ​ (a)  

The British left Washington shortly after because ​ (b)  

• retaliation for American looting in Canada.
• to prevent it from ever being rebuilt.
• they did not intend to keep it.
• a massive American army defeated them.

What ended the War of 1812?

• The Battle of New Orleans

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The burning of Washington, D.C.

• The British defeat of Napoleon.

Based on what we know about technology in the early 1800s (especially communications), how is it possible that the Battle of New Orleans could occur AFTER the treaty that ended the war?