For this country expansion west was extremely important. This country was also meant to recieve the Ohio Valley to satisfy this need.
What is the United States?
100
The month when the Americans declared war against the British.
What is June 1812?
100
The battle were the Americans burn down present day Toronto.
What is the Battle of York?
100
The general which surrender Detroit to Brock and who lead, unsuccessfully, the first attempted invasion of Canada.
What is General Hull?
100
The Canadian province that benefited from the British blockade of New England. This province's economy was boosted greatly with exports to neutral New England.
What is New Brunswick?
200
The two aboriginal coalition leaders which engaged in skirmishes in attempts to regain land lost in previous years and treaties.
What is Tecumseh and The Prophet Tenskwatawa
200
This woman overheard Americans talking about plans to attack Beaver Dams so she walked 32km to General FitzGibbon's headquarters to tell him of the incoming attack. Because of this woman's actions the British and their allies successfully managed to squander the American "surprise" attack and saved many Canadian lives.
What is Laura Secord?
200
The last battle of the war of 1812.
What is the battle of New Orlean?
200
Tecumseh praised this general by saying "Here is a man"
What is General Brock?
200
The thing that both American and Canadian citizens received most of at the end of the war.
What is pride and nationalism?
300
This treaty was signed by the British, French and Spanish to end the seven years war. It resulted in Quebec being transferred from the French to the British effectively giving the British command over the whole of North America. A second of this treaty also acknowledged the independence of the United States.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
The British forced the surrender of Fort Michilimackinac by doing this.
What is sending a mis informed courier to get captured?
300
The battle that happened in Niagara during the war of 1812.
What is Lundy's Lane?
300
The aboriginal leader that died in the battle of the Thames.
What is Tecumseh?
300
These were the real losers of the war of 1812. They lost large parts of their land and they never received an acre back in return. They lost a lot of their people from the war and never were compensated for their actions and part in the war of 1812.
What is the aboriginals?
400
This group of people were major advocates for war against the British.
What is the War Hawks?
400
Francis Scott Key wrote the star spangles banner at this date (Hint: This is when the battle of Baltimore took place)
What is the September 1814?
400
The second city that US forces burned to the ground during the war of 1812.
What is Newark (Niagara-on-the-lake)?
400
The battle of Queenston heights killed this general, while the other was his successor during the battle.
What is General Brock and General Roger Sheaffe?
400
After the war of 1812, this amount of American fighters which participated in the war of 1812 became the president.
What is three American fighters?
500
This president was elected in December of 1809 and would eventually start the war of 1812
What is James Madison?
500
The exact date of the "official" end of the war of 1812 (signing of the treaty of Ghent) and it of the last battle in the war of 1812 (Hint: The battle happened after the treaty was signed)
What is December 24, 1814 and January 8, 1815?
500
The date of four consecutive aboriginal attacks on American forts.
What is September 3-6?
500
The general that lead the American forces to a decisive victory at New Orleans; the last battle of the war of 1812.