4.06 War with Britain...Again?

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War of 1812 Review

Answer the following questions.

1. Fourth president of the United States; served two terms as president during the years 1809-1817
   1. James Madison
   2. James Monroe
   3. John Adams
   4. Thomas Jefferson

   Answer: a. James Madison

2. Shawnee chief that attempted to unite all tribal nations in an effort to stop white settlement on Native American land
   1. Crazy Horse
   2. Tuscaloosa
   3. Geronimo
   4. Tecumseh

   Answer: d. Tecumseh

3. Led by Tecumseh; this group of Native American tribes had been trading fur for weapons from the British
   1. Band of Brothers
   2. Native American Confederacy
   3. Tecumseh Group
   4. Shawnee Confederacy

   Answer: b. Native American Confederacy

4. Battle fought between American troops and tribal nations; ended with American victory, but led to a Native-British alliance during the War of 1812
   1. Battle of 1812
   2. Battle of Fort McHenry
   3. Battle of Tippecanoe
   4. Battle of Geronimo

   Answer: c. Battle of Tippecanoe

5. War fought between the United States and Great Britain and their Native American allies; the war lasted between the years of 1812-1814 and ended with the Treaty of Ghent
   1. War of 1811
   2. War of 1812
   3. War of 1813
   4. War of 1814

   Answer: b. War of 1812

6. Members of Congress that supported a war with Great Britain in an effort to defend America's honor as well as to enable an expansion of the U.S. border
   1. War Hawks
   2. War Eagles
   3. War Pushers
   4. War Buzzards

   Answer: a. War Hawks

7. Famous American ship that scored victories against the British in the War of 1812
   1. USS Constellation
   2. USS Washington
   3. USS Constitution
   4. USS Tippecanoe

   Answer: c. USS Constitution

8. This city, containing the U.S. Capitol and the White House, was burned by the British during the War of 1812
   1. Boston
   2. New York City
   3. Philadelphia
   4. Washington, D.C.

   Answer: d. Washington, D.C.

9. Battle fought in 1814 in Maryland in which the Americans successfully endured a British bombardment; Francis Scott Key was so moved by the experience that he wrote the Star Spangled Banner
   1. Battle of New Orleans
   2. Battle of Tippecanoe
   3. Battle of Fort McHenry
   4. Battle of Washington

   Answer: c. Battle of Fort McHenry

10. The songwriter of the Star Spangled Banner that was later adopted as the national anthem of the United States; the songwriter wrote the song after witnessing the Battle of Fort McHenry
    1. Francis Scott Key
    2. Francis Bacon
    3. Paul McCartney
    4. John Jay

    Answer: a. Francis Scott Key

11. Fought in January 1815, the American forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated British forces; Battle made Jackson a national hero and helped increase a sense of nationalism in the country
    1. Battle of New Orleans
    2. Battle of Tippecanoe
    3. Battle of Fort McHenry
    4. Battle of Washington

    Answer: a. Battle of New Orleans

12. Signed in December 1814, this treaty officially ended the War of 1812; the war essentially ended in a draw with neither side gaining territory; it also failed to address American grievances held before the war
    1. Treaty of Paris
    2. Treaty of Peace
    3. Treaty of Ghent
    4. Treaty of 1814

    Answer: c. Treaty of Ghent

13. Led the Americans at the Battle of New Orleans and became a national hero in the War of 1812
    1. James Madison
    2. Aaron Burr
    3. James Monroe
    4. Andrew Jackson

    Answer: d. Andrew Jackson

14. Love and pride for one's country
    1. Manifest Destiny
    2. Era of Good Feelings
    3. Nationalism
    4. Fanaticism

    Answer: c. Nationalism

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