Quiz on The War of 1812

What was the reason most often given for The War of 1812?

• America's crazy conspiratorial Anglophobia

• The pursuit of new land by agrarian republicans

• The British impressment of American sailors

• Expansion into territory controlled by Native Americans

What was the name given to those pushing for war?

• Republicans

• War hawks

• Federalists

• Nationalists

Which battle broke the myth of British naval invincibility?

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Tippecanoe

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Ghent?

• Everything returned to the status quo

• The US and Great Britain both won the war

• Impressment and free trade issues were resolved

• The US gained territory from Great Britain

What impact did the War of 1812 have on the US?

• Solidified settlement and conquest of land east of the Mississippi River

• Led to the end of the Federalist Party

• All of the above

• Confirmed the existence of the US

Who destroyed the native settlement at Prophetstown?

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

What was the nickname given to the battleship USS Constitution?

• The Mighty Ship

• Old Ironsides

• The Naval Wonder

• The Invincible

What did the British do during the War of 1812?

• Captured Detroit and burned the White House

• Encouraged Tecumseh and the Indians

• Defeated the US navy

• All of the above

What did the Hartford Convention propose?

• None of the above

• Requiring a 2/3 congressional majority to declare war

• Eliminating the clause counting black people as 3/5 of a human

• Both A and B

Who was the most notable American victory of the War of 1812?

• Henry Clay

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson