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The War of 1812 and The Era of Good Feelings

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

Use the image to answer the following question. What activity, as shown in this image, strained relations between Great Britain and the United States prior to the War of 1812?

a)

uprising

b)

embargo

c)

smuggling

d)

impressment

2.

Why did the Embargo Act of 1807 make Jefferson extremely unpopular?

a)

It hurt merchants financially.

b)

It pulled the United States into war.

c)

It gave rights to free people of color.

d)

It penalized sailors who took part in wars.

3.

Which of the following phrases describe the “war hawks” associated with the War of 1812? Select the two correct answers.

a)

Native Americans who fought during the War of 1812

b)

young men who had not taken part in the American Revolution

c)

congressional politicians who wanted to enter the War of 1812

d)

pirates who took part in the War of 1812 by bypassing blockades

e)

British troops who burned American cities and destroyed American artifacts

4.

Use the map to answer the following question. How did the British get to Washington, D.C.?

a)

up the Ohio River

b)

through Lake Erie

c)

up the Mississippi River

d)

through the Chesapeake Bay

5.

Who enlisted the help of servants and enslaved workers to save many government records from the White House before the British burned it?

a)

Jean Lafitte

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

James Madison

d)

Andrew Jackson

6.

Which battle was fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent?

a)

the Battle of Lake Erie

b)

the Battle of Baltimore

c)

the Battle of Plattsburgh

d)

the Battle of New Orleans

7.

Based on this map, which of the following cities had the lowest population density?

a)

Boston

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New Orleans

8.

Use the map to answer the following question. Based on this map, where did the United States give up land to New Spain?

a)

north of 32° N

b)

west of the Sabine River

c)

west of 100° W

d)

north of 42° N

9.

Use the chart to answer the following question. Which part of McCulloch v. Maryland was applicable to Gibbons v. Ogden?

a)

banking on a national scale

b)

the Necessary and Proper Clause

c)

the Supremacy Clause

d)

one party being an individual

10.

Which political parties emerged in the 1820s? Select the two correct answers.

a)

the Whig Party

b)

the Federalist Party

c)

the Democratic Party

d)

the Anti-Federalist Party

e)

the Democratic-Republican Party

11.

Use the excerpt to answer the following question. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the Governments who have declared their independence and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States. What United States position does this excerpt explain?

a)

the Monroe Doctrine

b)

the Supremacy Clause

c)

the Embargo Act of 1807

d)

the Era of Good Feelings

12.

What were the three main parts of Henry Clay’s American System?

a)

a national bank, protective tariffs, and improved transportation infrastructure

b)

embargoes on French and British goods, an end to impressment, and an end to blockades

c)

land battles at Baltimore, naval battles on Lake Champlain, and the port battle at New Orleans

d)

the acquisition of Florida, the establishment of the border with New Spain, and the policing of the Neutral Ground

13.

Use the excerpt to answer the following question. O! say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there— O! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? Which battle is commemorated in this poem?

a)

the Battle of Baltimore

b)

the Battle of Lake Erie

c)

the Battle of Tippecanoe

d)

the Battle of New Orleans

14.

Why was the outcome of the War of 1812 important for the United States even though the country did not achieve a clear victory?

a)

It led to significant territorial gains for the United States.

b)

It resulted in a strong sense of national identity and unity.

c)

It caused the United States to lose significant territory.

d)

It marked the end of European influence in North America.

15.

How did the United States grow and change as a result of the War of 1812 and the Era of Good Feelings?

a)
The War of 1812 led to a decrease in territorial expansion and economic growth.
b)
The United States grew in national identity, economic independence, and territorial expansion as a result of the War of 1812 and the Era of Good Feelings.
c)
The United States lost its national identity and became more dependent on foreign trade.
d)
The Era of Good Feelings resulted in increased political division and conflict.
16.
During whose presidency was the War of 1812 fought? 
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
17.
Even though the victory in the Battle of New Orleans provided a large boost to American morale, it proved essentially meaningless because
a)
General Jackson was unable to pursue and destroy the British army after his victory
b)
The British continued their guerrilla attacks on the Mississippi Valley region
c)
the peace treaty had been signed several weeks before
d)
the British navy retained control of the shipping lanes around New Orleans