Social Studies 8 Module 8 Review II

Why couldn't the U.S. prevent British impressment of sailors?

• The U.S. did not know it was happening

• The U.S. government was impressing sailors as well

• The U.S. did not have a strong enough navy to prevent it

• The Embargo Act

What is impressment?

• Taking sailors from a ship and forcing them into the British navy.

• Doing tricks for sailors so they clap.

• Capturing soldiers on the battlefield.

• A well timed broadside from a Man-of-War.

The causes of the War of 1812 included all of the following EXCEPT

• demand for respect of America's neutral rights

• land hunger in the West and a desire for Florida

• fear that Indian attacks were caused by Britain

• strong sectional rivalries that could be overcome by war

Which of these was NOT a major battle of The War of 1812?

• The Battle of New York

• The Battle of Bladensburg

• The Battle of Baltimore

• The Battle of New Orleans

The main result of the War of 1812 was...

• Increased Nationalism, leading to the Monroe doctrine

• New life for the Federalist party

• Death of Democratic Republicans

• Failure of Rush-Bagot which limited ships on the Great Lakes

How did the War of 1812 most affect the US economy?

• Disruption in trade added to domestic industrial growth.

• Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for crops.

• Sale of treasury bonds to international companies was banned

• New trade alliances resulted in increases foreign investment

Who was president of the US during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

Land gained by US in War of 1812.

• Maine

• Louisiana

• Michigan

• None

Jackson gained national fame for winning this battle in the War of 1812?

• Battle of Fallen Timbers

• The Battle of New Orleans

• The Battle of Baltimore

• The Battle of Washington, D.C.

As a result of the Hartford Convention following the War of 1812

• The federalist party lost credibility and later died out

• The new England states threaten to secede

• The constitution was amended to limit the president to 8 yrs

• Congress passed the War Powers Act.