The War of 1812

Select 2 things the British were doing to anger America / Seleccione 2 cosas que los británicos estaban haciendo para enojar a Estados Unidos

• Helping Native Americans/ Ayudando a los nativos americanos

• Having the policy of impressments/ Contar con la póliza de impresiones

• Refusing to sell tea to America/ Negarse a vender té a América

• Helping Napoleon buy back Louisiana/ Ayudando a Napoleón a recomprar Luisiana

_____________________ led an army of Tennessee militia and volunteers to fight the British at the port of New Orleans.

• Martha Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Dolley Madison

• Francis Scott Key

The War of 1812 was fought in all of these areas EXCEPT

• The American Northeast

• Great Britain

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Great Lakes

Who was the President of the United States during the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

The Treaty of Ghent was signed in what city?

• New Orleans

• Washington D.C.

• Ghent, Netherlands

• London, England

True or False: fighting continued after the treaty was signed

• True

• False

The War of 1812 officially ended in what year? (When was the treaty signed?)

• 1812

• 1813

• 1814

• 1815

seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

• Blockade

• Impressment

• Embargo

• Neutrality

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict

• Blockade

• Embargo

• Impressment

• Neutrality

Even though it occurred after the official peace treaty was signed, why is the Battle of New Orleans important?

• It encouraged a spirit of American nationalism and made Andrew Jackson a popular war hero.

• It forced the British to give up all claims to land along the Mississippi River.

• It convinced the Native American tribes to sign a peace treaty with the United States.

• It demonstrated the United States' naval power and prompted France to request an alliance.