Social Studies James Madison Grade 8 Quiz

"Mr. Madison's War" was called?

• War of 1809

• War of 1812

• War of 1815

• War of 1817

What was James Madison - term, political party, and which President?

• 1809 - 1817

  Democratic-Republican

  &

  3rd President

• 1809 - 1817

  Federalist

  &

  4th President

• 1809 - 1817

  Democratic Party

  & 5th President

• 1809 - 1817

  Democratic-Republican

  &

  4th President

Pro-War Reasons were:

• Trade

• War Hawks

• Impressment

• Native Americans

Anti-War Reasons were:

• Trade

• Royal (British) Navy

• Debt

• Impressment

War Hawks were:

• War would interfere with importing goods from Europe.

• Representatives in
  Congress who urged
  Madison to declare war.

• Leader – Henry Clay of Kentucky

• Declared war on
  Britain, June 1812

Impressment was:

• Impressment of
  American Sailors
  by Britain (England)

• Impressment by
  forcing someone to
  serve in the army or navy

• Impressment by forcing Native Americans to help the British

• Impressment by making the soldiers buy goods from Europe

Trade was one of the reasons for Anti-War Reasoning because?

• Currently, the British
  Navy is the most
  powerful Navy in the
  world.

• Native Americans didn't believe in trade

• Jeremiah didn't believe in working for his wedding because of his dad, Adam

• War would interfere with importing goods from Europe.

Anti-War Reasoning for Royal (British) Navy:

• Spain wouldn't help the fight.

• Currently, the British
  Navy is the most
  powerful Navy in the
  world

• The U.S. Navy is small and inexperienced.

• Currently, they didn't have alliance with the Native Americans or the French.

Anti-War Reasoning for Debt:

• With the help of exploration and gold we could pay for debt

• We can't pay for the War

• We had money from taxing the people for war

• We wanted to pay for the War

Native Americans for Pro-War Reasoning:

• Spain is providing them with weapons to
  interfere with Americans moving West.

• French is providing them with weapons to
  interfere with Americans moving West.

• England is providing them with weapons to
  interfere with Americans moving West.

• Mexico is providing them with weapons to
  interfere with Americans moving West.