Trouble with the British
Who was the president who had a hard choice to make?
James Madison
True or False: War hawks were against war.
Great Britain had what type of government at this time?
Monarchy: Kings and Queens
What was president Madison's wife's name?
Dolley
What fort was watched during the writing of the poem which would eventually become the national anthem?
Fort McHenry.
True or False: Everyone agreed that the US should go to war with the British.
False: some disagreed
War Hawks made what type of speeches?
Loud and Angry
James Madison was our ______ president.
Fourth
What city did the British burn?
Washington DC
The poem was inspired by what?
The flag
Who did Madison have to ask to declare war?
Congress
What did the War Hawks complain about?
Impressment and the British selling guns to native Americans.
What battled during the war?
The USS Constitution.
What did Mrs. Madison gab when leaving the presidents house?
A painting of George Washington.
Who wrote our national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
Great Britain was already at war with what country?
France
Henry Clay
What was the famous ship in our reader's nickname?
Old Ironsides
What did the British soldiers do as a joke when they broke into the president's house?
They made a toast.
Who sewed the flag at Fort McHenry?
Mary Pickersgill
The French were led by who?
Napoleon
Who did not want the US to go to war?
Merchants and traders
What are our three branches of government?
Congress, President, Supreme Court
( Legislative, Executive, Judicial )
What city did the British want to control at the end of the war?
New Orleans
How many starts and striped were on the flag at Fort McHenry?
15 stars and 15 stripes