Vocab War of 1812

A principle or idea that seems very good and worth trying to achieve

• impressment

• ideal

• anthem

• ordinance

A British policy that forced unwilling American men to serve in the British army

• ordinance

• ideal

• anthem

• impressment

A law set forth by a local government

• ordinance

• ideal

• anthem

• impressment

A type of government where people hold the power and have protected rights.

• monarch

• aristocratic

• democratic

• oligarch

A song of loyalty and devotion to a nation

• anthem

• ordinance

• impressment

• ideal

War between the British and Americans fought between 1812 and 1815.

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• War of 1812

An area of land owned or controlled by a local government

• neighborhood

• territory

• county

• city

In Congress, many people started pushing for war with England. These people were called..

• Patriots

• War Hawks

• Sons of Liberty

George Washington told the American people to keep the United States neutral.

• False

• True

During 1812, who was the President of the United States?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton