Causes of the War of 1812

Many Americans thought the British were stirring up trouble before the war of 1812 with...

• The French

• The Spanish

• The Native Americans

• The Russians

What is the name of a group that is made of many tribes united together?

• treaty

• tribe

• colonists

• confederation

What are causes of the War of 1812?

• British supporting Native American resistance against the U.S , Impressment of Sailors and British interference of U.S. Maritime Trade.(Orders in Council)

• Interference with US shipping and French embargo

• Impressment of sailors and Treaty of Ghent

• Increase manufacturing and British supporting US citizens.

Which of the following is an example of impressment?

• French using their navy to block ships from entering or leaving a New Orleans

• British kidnapping sailors from American ships and forcing them into service

• Forcefully persuading congress and the president to go to war

• America restricting trade with other European nations

Why did Britain need more naval officers during the time of the impressment issue?

• To fight France/Napoleon

• To explore new territories

• To trade with Asia

• To colonize Africa

What was the main reason the British Navy boarded American ships?

• To trade goods

• To look for deserters

• To establish alliances

• To map new routes

Why did Britain enforce tighter government control in Upper Canada?

• To promote trade

• To avoid another Revolution

• To increase immigration

• To expand territory

The 3 Causes of the War of 1812​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ 2) (b)   ​ 3) ​ (c)   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Impressment of U.S. Sailors

• British supported resistance of Native Tribes

• Attacks on U.S. Shipping

• Jefferson established the Embargo of 1807

• Loss of profits in international trade

• The Nonintercourse Act of 1809

Causes of the War of 1812 included:

​ (a)   interfere with ​ (b)   shipping.

British​ (c)   American ​ (d)  

​ (e)   wanted expansion into British Canada

• British

• American

• kidnap

• soldiers

• War Hawks

A main cause of the War of 1812 was ​ (a)  

• British impressment of American sailors

• French impressment of American sailors

• slavery

• Westward Expansion