8th Grade US History: War of 1812

The War of 1812:

The ________ were attacking _______ ships, so the US declared war on June 18, 1812.

• US; British

• British; US

• French; Spanish

• Spanish; US

President James Madison was the ______ President of the United States

• 3rd

• 8th

• 6th

• 4th

President Madison blamed _______ for the problems between the Indians and the ________.

• Spain; settlers

• British; settlers

• Mexico; settlers

• French; settlers

President James Madison:

Congress was divided as the ________ and _______ regions were for the war, and the _________ region was against the war.

• eastern; southern; northern

• western; northern; eastern

• western; southern; northern

The major argument "for" fighting the war was the possibility of the ___________ conquering _________.

• British; US

• US; Canada

• French; US

The war divided the _________ but Madison __________ the re-election in 1812.

• Democratic party; narrowly won

• Republican party; lost

• Republican; narrowly won

• Independent; narrowly won

Although the United States failed to conquer Canada; in 1813, ____________ fleet defeated the British on Lake ________.

• Spongebob's; Huron

• Patrick's; Ontario

• Oliver Hazard Perry; Erie

Defeating the British on Lake Erie kept the British from invading __________ territory from Canada.

• American

• French

• Spanish

America controlled the __________ Lakes so this forced the British out of ________.

• Great Lakes, Detroit

• Great Lakes; Ohio

• Great Lakes; Indiana

1814: The British ships blockaded the American harbors. On August 24, 1814, The British captured ___________.

• Pennsylvania

• Ohio

• Washington D.C.

• Canada