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WorksheetsChapter 9 - Section 4 The War of 1812
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The War of 1812 started in July 1812 when General William Hull led the American army from Detroit into Canada. He was met by ________ and his warriors. Hull surrendered.
Oliver Hazard Perry
General William Henry Harrison
Sacajawea
Tecumseh
Who was the commander of the Lake Erie naval forces?
General William Hull
Oliver Hazard Perry
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
During the War of 1812 , Americas fastest warships, or ______, helped to win many victories at sea.
privateers
embargos
frigates
tributes
In August 1814, the British attacked Washington D.C. and burned the ________ and the _______.
Capitol
Washington Monument
president's mansion
Monticello
When the British attacked Washington D.C. who helped to save many valuable government documents and a painting of George Washington?
Thomas Jefferson
Dolley Madison
Martha Washington
Andrew Jackson
During the night on which Fort McHenry was attacked, who wrote a poem that eventually became our national anthem?
Benjamin Banneker
Dolley Madison
William Henry Harrison
Francis Scott Key
After the Battle of __________ the British decided the war in North America was too costly and unnecessary.
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Lake Champlain
Lake Thames
In December 1814 Americans and British representatives met in Belgium and signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of __________.
Belgium
Ghent
Paris
1814
Which battle of the War of 1812 actually took place after the war was over?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Ghent
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of the Thames
Who was a hero in the battle of New Orleans and eventually became president in 1828?
William Henry Harrison
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
