Module 8 Lesson 2 Quiz The War of 1812

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner; the National Anthem of the United States of America?

• Francis Scott Key
• John Adams
• Francis Bacon
• George W. Bush

Which battle inspired the song-writer to write the Star Spangled Banner?

• Battle of Ft. McHenry
• Battle of New Orleans
• Battle of Tippecanoe
• Battle of Lake Erie

What was a consequence of the Creek War in 1813?

• The Creek gave up much of their land to the United States
• The Creek joined the United States against Great Britain.
• The Creek gave up their lands and moved north of the Ohio River.
• The Creek continued to fight with the British until the end of the war.

In 1813, Commodore Oliver Perry defeated the British at the Battle of Lake ______________, forcing the British back into Canada.

• Erie
• Superior
• Ponchatrahn
• Michigan

Why did the British attack New Orleans in 1815?

• They wanted to take control of the U.S. Capitol
• They wanted to take control of the Mississippi River
• They wanted to draw away U.S. troops attacking in Canada.
• They wanted to support Native American forces in the region.

At the Battle of New Orleans,___________________ commanded a combined force of U.S. Soldiers, free African Americans, Choctaw Indians, state militia, and pirates in defeating an attacking British Army.

• Andrew Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

What were the effects of the War of 1812? Select Three correct answers.

• increased U.S. patriotism
• increased British influence
• increased U.S. manufacturing
• decreased Native American power
• decreased U.S. settlements in Canada

The Treaty of Ghent ended which war?

• War of 1812
• French and Indian War
• War of 1802
• The French Revolutionary war

Oliver Hazard Perry was the U.S. Navy Commodore during the battle of Lake Erie?

• True
• False

After the Battle of Lake Erie, who made famous the quote "We have met the enemy and they are ours."

• Oliver Hazard Perry
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison
• John Adams