War of 1812 Quizizz

Warhawks

• A group that wanted to go to war with Great British

• A group that wanted to go to war with France

• A group that wanted to go to war with Netherlands

• A group that wanted to go to war with Russia

• What is impressment?

• To be imprisoned

• The practice of forcing seamen to serve the British Royal Navy

• The practice of imprisoning someone

• The practice of impressing someone

The Definition of Embargo

• Some unlawful goods

• A legal prohibition or restriction on trade with another nation

• A tax on imported goods

• A tax on exported goods

What was the Embargo Act of 1807?

• A ban on trading with both England and France

• A law that prohibited the importation of slaves

• A law that stopped the War of 1812

• A law that restricted the export of certain goods

What important building burned down during the War of 1812?

• The Statue

  of Liberty

• The Smithsonian

  Institution

• Boston Harbor

• The

  White House

Who was President during the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Who led troops into the Battle of New Orleans

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

Even though the victory in the Battle of New Orleans provided a large boost to American morale, it proved essentially meaningless because

• General Jackson was unable to pursue and destroy the British army after his victory
• The British continued their guerrilla attacks on the Mississippi Valley region
• the peace treaty had been signed several weeks before
• the British navy retained control of the shipping lanes around New Orleans

Andrew Jackson won a huge victory after the war had ended at __________.

• Nashville

• Washington D.C

• Baltimore

• New Orleans

Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"?

• Francis Scott Key

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson