WorksheetsWar of 1812
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name of the People who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis
b)
Clark
c)
Sacagawea
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
2.
Who was the President in office that bought the Louisiana Territory?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
e)
Benjamin Franklin
3.
Who was the Emperor of France that we bought the Louisiana Territory from?
a)
King George
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Napoleon Dynamite
d)
Thomas Jefferson
e)
James Monroe
4.
What was the name of the war that happened in 1812
a)
The Civil War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The American Revolution Part 2
e)
The Hundred Year War
5.
Who were the Americans fighting during the war?
a)
British
b)
Mexico
c)
China
d)
Russia
6.
The main reason for the war of 1812 was
a)
westward expansion
b)
French fur trade
c)
British search and seizure of American ships
7.
Who Wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Elvis
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
e)
Benjamin Franklin
8.
Why might Francis Scott Key have written the Star-Spangled Banner?
a)
He must have felt joy and pride that the United States had been victorious at the battle of Fort McHenry.
b)
He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.
c)
He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.
d)
He must have known his poem would be a good national anthem for the new country.
e)
He hated America and was hoping that Britains flag would be flying.
9.
The British Burnt down___________ during the War of 1812
a)
The White House
b)
Congress
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Yorktown
10.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one won. It was a stalemate.
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