1800-1820

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"?

• Francis Scott Key
• Francis Scott Note
• Francis Baltimore
• Francis Scott Pitch

What Native American leader was trying to organize western tribes to stop the spread of white settlement?

• Squanto
• Sequoyah
• Tecumseh
• Geronimo

What was the low point of the War of 1812 for the Americans?

• The White House was burned.
• The graves of George and Martha Washington were desecrated.
• Thomas Jefferson was captured. 
• The Canadians won the siege of Boston.

Andrew Jackson won a huge victory after the war had ended at 

• New Orleans.
• Nashville.
• Cripple Creek.
• Tallahassee

The practice of capturing American sailors from their ships and forcing them to work on British ships is called

• Impressment

• military kidnapping

• depressment

Who fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• William Henry Harrison's army and Tecumseh's followers.

• William Henry Harrison's army and the army of John Henry.

• The French army.

Who saved important items before Washington D.C. was burned?

• Dolly May

• Dolly Madison

• Molly Ann Madison

After burning Washington D.C. the British moved to Baltimore, Maryland and fired cannons and other weapons at _________ .

• Fort Frankry

• Fort McHenry

• France

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

• He owed the United States money from the French Revolution

• It was part of the Treaty of Versailles

• It would help pay for his wars in Europe

• King George III made him sell the land