War of 1812 Quiz (8.6.1)

_____________________ was a Shawnee Indian who was supported by the British.

• Tippecanoe

• Tecumseh

• Quanah Parker

• Geronimo

American writer of the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner"

• John Philip Sousa
• Walt Whitman
• Mark Twain
• Francis Scott Key

Name TWO reasons the US declared war on Britain

What did The Embargo Act of 1807 try to accomplish?

• an area of land claimed by a government but without an organized government of its own.

• an official agreement between two or more countries or groups.

• attempted to solve problems diplomatically by closing all American ports to foreign trade

• a dispute in which neither side can make progress or win.

Who were the War Hawks?

• Men from the Northeast who want to go to war

• Women who fought in the War of 1812

• Men from the South and West who want to go to war and expand U.S. territory.

• Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war

Who was the US President during the War of 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams
• George Washington

What American city was burned by the British?

• New York City

• Washington, DC

• Richmond, VA

• Philadelphia, PA

Who won the War of 1812?

• The French

• The British

• The United States

• No clear winner

Impressment is

• the method of training soldiers for combat operations
• the process of recruiting volunteers for military service
• the act of forcibly taking men into military or naval service
• the act of drafting civilians into government jobs

What treaty ended the War

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of America
• Treaty of Grimlins