WorksheetsWar of 1812 Key Concepts
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
What two countries were involved in the War of 1812?
FRANCE
&
ITALY
UNITED STATES
&
GREAT BRITAIN
ITALY
PERU
&
UNITED STATES
Which Shawnee warrior sided with the British to remove American settlers from Indian tribal lands?
DRAGGING CANOE
POCAHONTAS
TECUMSEH
SACAGAWEA
Who led 2600 soldiers, 500 Cherokee, and 100 Creek allies into battle?
ANDREW JACKSON
THOMAS JEFFERSON
TECUMSEH
THE CREEK INDIANS
(SS.8.A.4.1) ___________Why did some Americans consider the War of 1812 the “Second War for American Independence”?
American citizens continued to protest against British taxes
The British burned public buildings in the new capital city of Washington D.C.
The United States and Great Britain never previously signed a treaty ending the Revolutionary War.
The British were stopping American ships and arming hostile Native Americans, showing disrespect for the United States.
(SS.8.A.4.1) ______The diagram below describes an event in American history. Which statement best describes the diagram?
The British wanted New Orleans.
The British attacked the United States
“War Hawks” in Congress wanted Canada.
The British refused to trade with America.
(SS.8.A.4.1)_____What was an important consequence of the War of 1812?
Native Americans were removed from the southeastern United States.
Americans began ordering more finished goods from Northeastern manufacturers.
Americans began trading more with France than Great Britain for their manufactured goods.
(SS.8.A.4.17)_____The map below shows Florida during the period from 1810-1819. Which event contributed most to the changes shown on this map?
The signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
Andrew Jackson’s victory in the Battle of New Orleans.
The Haitian Revolution ended Napoleon’s plans for an American empire.
Andrew Jackson’s entry into Spanish Florida in pursuit of Seminole Native Americans.
(SS.8.A.4.1) ____What was the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
Peace Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of the War of 1812
(SS.8.A.4.1) _______What actions contributed to Dolley Madison becoming a hero?
She helped protect records and valuables from the White House when the British burned down public buildings in Washington, D.C., including the White House and Capital.
She came up with the design of the American flag.
She created a morse code to help win the war of 1812.
She hosted a special dinner for British soldiers.
(SS.8.A.4.1)_____During the War of 1812, who watched the battle at Fort McHenry as a prisoner in a British ship and eventually saw the American flag the next day which inspired him to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Frances Scott Key
(LA.FS.68.RH.2.4) ______What is a tariff?
a civil war
a courthouse
a systematic development of a country
a tax placed on goods imported from foreign countries
(SS.8.A.4.1) ______Which of the following statements about the election of 1824 is true?
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but lost the presidency.
John Quincy Adams won both the popular vote and the electoral college.
Henry Clay was the clear winner of the election, securing both popular and electoral votes.
There was no winner declared, and the election was decided by the House of Representatives.
Who did the United States go to war with in the War of 1812?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Canada
Impressment is_____________
The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British
Selling US sailors
Capturing US sailors
The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.
Who were the War Hawks?
Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
Women who fought in the War of 1812
Men who want to go to war and expand U.S. territory.
Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
a prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country
Empressment
Era
Seize
Embargo
a measure that keeps a country from communicating with other nations
impressment
embargo
blockade
surrender
This guy wrote the Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem)
Aloysius Maple Bar
Nathaniel George Rivers
Francis Scott Key
Francis Hot Gates
He defeated the Creeks; also won the battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Jackson
One of the buildings burned by the British was
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institute
White House
Who was the president of the United States during the War of 1812?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Dolly Madison
James Madison
What happened to the President's house during the War of 1812?
The U.S. Army attacked and burned it
The U.S. Army made a fort there
Andrew Jackson wrote a song about it
The British Army attacked and burned it.
Why were many Americans angry with the British in 1812?
The British were unfairly taxing the Americans
The British had taken Dolley Madison prisoner
The British were forcing Americans to serve in the British Navy by impressment and were also trading with the Native Americans
The British would not sell tea to the Americans
The U.S. national anthem is a song about ______ .
Old Ironsides
The American flag at Fort McHenry
The Battle of New Orleans
