Chapter 8 Section 1 Review-7th grade

What is being described:

-Britain did not accept American Independence

-Impressment of American sailors by the British

-Continued occupation of forts near the US

• Causes of the Quasi-War

• Causes of the XYZ Affair

• Causes of the War of 1812

• Causes of the American Revolution

What is impressment?

• When a smaller ship defeats a larger ship in battle

• When a ship is captured and all cargo is taken by the enemy

• When sailors decide to leave one ship and go work on another ship

• When sailors are taken from their ship and forced to work for another

Why did President Madison request Congress declare war with Great Britain?

• A second war would lead to a strong alliance with Spain

• A second war would show the strength of the US military

• A second war would demonstrate that the US was independent

• A second war would allow the US to gain control of trade routes

Why did the British burn Washington D.C.?

• To end the war quickly

• To hurt American pride

• to capture President Madison

• to destroy all evidence of independent government

Which battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner?"

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of Baltimore

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Lake Champlain

What was the outcome of the Battle of Lake Champlain?

• Americans won and began peace talks with the British

• Americans won and continued to pursue the British in Canada

• British won and began peace talks with the Americans

• British won and continued the pursue the Americans in Canada

Why did Andrew Jackson agree to work with Jean Lafitte

• The Americans needed ammunition and gunpowder

• Americans needed more soldiers to fight the British

• Lafitte knew the area very well and acted as a guide for the Americans

• Lafitte was a former British soldier that had changed sides during the war

Which describes the Battle of New Orleans?

• The Americans won and the British withdrew to their ships

• The British won and the Americans withdrew to their ships

• The Americans won and continued to pursue the British into Mississippi

• The British won and continued to pursue the Americans into Mississippi

Why do some historians refer to the War of 1812 as the "Second War for American Independence"?

• The American victory allowed the Americans to form new alliances with France

• The British victory meant that the British had control of the Atlantic Ocean for trade

• The American victory reminded the British that the Americans would fight to retain their independence

• British victory meant that the Americans had to give control of trade routes in the Caribbean to the British

Which of the following BEST identifies one of the most important parts of the Treaty of Ghent?

• The US gained control of Canada

• The British gained new territory west of the Mississippi River

• The US and Britain agreed to stop the system of impressment

• The US and Britain agreed to work together to end the slave trade