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Chapter 9 - Section 4 The War of 1812

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Oliver Hazard Perry

b)

General William Henry Harrison

c)

Sacajawea

d)

Tecumseh

2.

Who was the commander of the Lake Erie naval forces?

a)

General William Hull

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Andrew Jackson

3.

During the War of 1812 , Americas fastest warships, or ______, helped to win many victories at sea.

a)

privateers

b)

embargos

c)

frigates

d)

tributes

4.

In August 1814, the British attacked Washington D.C. and burned the ________ and the _______.

a)

Capitol

b)

Washington Monument

c)

president's mansion

d)

Monticello

5.

When the British attacked Washington D.C. who helped to save many valuable government documents and a painting of George Washington?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Andrew Jackson

6.

During the night on which Fort McHenry was attacked, who wrote a poem that eventually became our national anthem?

a)

Benjamin Banneker

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Francis Scott Key

7.

After the Battle of __________ the British decided the war in North America was too costly and unnecessary.

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Champlain

d)

Lake Thames

8.

In December 1814 Americans and British representatives met in Belgium and signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of __________.

a)

Belgium

b)

Ghent

c)

Paris

d)

1814

9.

Which battle of the War of 1812 actually took place after the war was over?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Ghent

c)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

d)

Battle of the Thames

10.

Who was a hero in the battle of New Orleans and eventually became president in 1828?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison