War of 1812
What was the number 1 cause of the War of 1812?
Blockade
Name 2 of the 13 original colonies.
New Jersey (NJ), Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), Massachusetts (MA), Rhode Island (RI), Connecticut (CT), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA), North Carolina (NC), Georgia (GA), Delaware (DE), South Carolina (SC), and New Hampshire (NH).
What was Dolly Madison known for?
Saving the Washington portrait
What does represent mean?
to speak for or take action in place of someone else
The War of 1812 was also known as the second War of what?
the second War of Independence
What is the 2nd cause of the War of 1812?
impressing US sailors to join the Royal British Navy
What were the sites of the British raids?
Chesapeake Bay & Mid-Atlantic: Site of British raids, burning of Washington D.C., and the defense of Fort McHenry (Baltimore), inspiring "The Star-Spangled Banner"
T / F James Madison asked some soldiers to stay with Mrs. Madison and to keep her safe. James Madison told Mrs. Madison to stay in the President’s House.
True
What does magnificent mean?
great, beautiful, or impressive
Who marched in and burned down the US capital?
The British
What were the 3rd and 4th reasons for the War of 1812?
British stealing cargo and they broke a treaty
Where was the final major battle, where Andrew Jackson defended New Orleans from a large British force?
Mississippi River & New Orleans
Who was the key American General during the War of 1812, and who was later elected the president in 1829
Andrew Jackson
What is an economy?
the system in which people buy, sell, or trade items or their services
What stayed up throughout the night that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the star spangled banner?
An American Flag
What is the 5th reason for War of 1812?
The attack on the USS Chesapeake
What is the name of the fort that inspired the Star Spangled Banner?
Fort McHenry in Baltimore
Who is credited with writing the song that became the national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
What does quench mean?
to put something out, or to lessen or reduce it
Andrew Jackson led a huge victory against the British in what US city located in modern day Louisiana?
New Orleans
Was was the final reason for the war of 1812?
Armed and supported Native Americans fighting the US's westward movement
What city was burned by the British in August of 1814?
Washington, DC
Who is the father of the constitution?
James Madison
What do dejected and jubilant mean?
Dejected means very sad and Jubilant means very happy
The war ended with a peace treaty (the Treaty of Ghent), and things went back to the way they were before the war started, was there any major land changes after the war was finished?
No