War of 1812 Big Questions

What two nations fought in the War of 1812?

• France & U.S.
• France & Britain
• U.S.& Britain
• U.S. & Native Americans

Which Party was happy with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory because they wanted to expand and rely on agriculture

• Federalists
• Democratic Republicans

Which Shawnee Chief led the resistance against white settlement by organizing native tribes.

• Tecumseh
• The Saint
• Black Hawk
• William Henry Harrison

loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country.

• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectionalism
• stuck-up

Which party was upset with LA purchase because they wanted to rely on trade, industry, and manufacturing?

• Decmocratic Republicans
• Federalists

One of the causes of the war was the British practice of impressment, what is impressment?

• Capturing of American merchants to serve in the British Navy
• Blocking American trading ports to ruin the U.S. economy.
• Banning trade with all foreign nations.
• Capturing of American merchants to sell products in Asia.

What battle was fought AFTER the peace treaty was signed in Belgium?

• Battle of Fort McHenry
• Battle of Lateness
• Battle of New Orleans
• Burning of Washington D.C.

Using the map and knowledge from class - why was New Orleans an important city to both sides?

• It was an important trading and water port city.
• The food in New Orleans is the best in the U.S.
• The city was named after a British king.
• It was an important city for Britain's economy.

A book about the American Revolution called “1776”, released in 2005.

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

The journals of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition written by William Clark.

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source