Modules 8 & 9 Practice Assessment

When the British decided to change tactics and move their focus from the Great Lakes to the Chesapeake Bay area, what were the effects of this aggressive maneuver? CHOOSE THREE!

• Washington D.C. was attacked and burned

• The British attacked Fort McHenry but lost

• Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner

• New Orleans was attacked and the British lost.

What caused the War of 1812? Select THREE causes.

• Americans wanted independence from Britain

• Impressment of American Sailors by the aggressive British Navy.

• Economic and trade misconduct by Britain.

• American War Hawks wanted to expand the U.S. and take Canadian land.

• The North wanted to end slavery.

What were the effects of the Erie Canal? Select THREE!

• The Growth of several large cities like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo.

• The Gold Rush of California because the Erie Canal connected the Sierra Nevada Mountains to New York.

• The settlement, farming, mining, and industry in the Midwest that would now be connected to the Atlantic Ocean via rail and canal.

• The Growth of New Orleans because it was on the Erie Canal.

• The canal helped spread ideas like abolitionism, and news could travel to the West much more quickly.

What were the effects of the Missouri Compromise? Select THREE.

• Missouri becomes a slave state.

• Missouri becomes a free state.

• Missouri’s southern border, 36* 30’ North, became the boundary separating Free and Slave Territory for future expansion.

• California becomes a free state

• Maine becomes a free state

What dangers did American ships face on the high seas in the early 1800's? Select TWO.

• Storms and pirates

• Russian and German attacks

• Searches and seizures of American Ships and British Impressment of American sailors

• Trade Wars with China and Japan

• Attacks from Native Americans like Tecumseh

How did the United States respond to the British actions on the high seas? Select THREE.

• Americans were stunned and angry about BRITISH IMPRESSMENT

• Our government implemented the Embargo Act and then the Nonintercourse Acts banning trade foreign nations like Britain

• Some War Hawks wanted to declare war on Great Britain

• Americans wanted to expand their territory to the West

• Our government signed the Treaty of Greenville to make peace with the British and the Vikings

What was the result of the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• The British won the War of 1812

• Tecumseh's dream of a Native American Confederation was temporarily ruined when the U.S. won the battle.

• Little Turtle was killed and the Natives were moved east of the Appalachians.

• The Americans took control of Lake Michigan

Who was Tecumseh?

• Shawnee Chief who united tribes to fight American settlers

• Cherokee half chief who helped Jackson in the Seminole War

• Shawnee Chief who lost and died in the Battle of Fallen Timbers

• Miami chief who won a Tippecanoe against Harrison

Who were the War Hawks?

• Members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain (War of 1812)

• Members of Congress who wanted to renew friendly business ties with Britain

• New England Federalists who met in Hartford, Connecticut and wanted to end war

• Native American council of chiefs that wanted to attack American frontier settlers in the Ohio Valley

What was Britain's Navy's main purpose when they came to America for the War of 1812?

• Battle the 20 or fewer American Navy ships on the high seas

• Attack New York and Boston

• Form a powerful blockade of American port cities

• Establish colonies on American Rivers and Lakes