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War of 1812

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British policy of kidnapping American seamen from naval vessels to serve in the British Navy was known as..

a)

Traffiking

b)

Impressment

c)

Seizing

d)

Confiscating

2.

Who was president when in 1812?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

3.

The group of Congressional members who supported war with Britain were known as what?

a)

War Hawks

b)

Fierce Falcons

c)

Copperheads

d)

Federalists

4.

When war broke out in June 1812, Americans tried to invade what British colony?

a)

Ireland

b)

Jamaica

c)

Canada

d)

Cuba

5.

The act of forbidding trade with another country is called...

(a)  

6.

What was the name of the Shawnee Indian chief who aided the British?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Little Turtle

c)

Tarhe

d)

Blue Jacket

7.

What American city did the British burn in 1814?

(a)  

8.

The Battle of Lake Erie was fought at what location?

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Put-in-Bay

9.

Which future U.S. president served as the general during the Battle of New Orleans (1815)?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

James Monroe

c)

William H. Harrison

d)

Andrew Jackson

10.

The Treaty of Ghent which ended the war was signed in what country?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Germany

d)

Britain