The Chesapeake Incident of 1807 and 1813
When was the The Chesapeake Incident of 1807? (What exact date)
Answer: June 22nd, 1807
How many terms was James Madison president for?
Answer: Two terms
What date was the battle of Tippencanoe fought on?
Answer: November 7, 1811
What was the date that the United States of America declared war on Great Britain?
Answer: June 18, 1812
When did the Battle of York take place?
Answer: April 27, 1813
Who died on June 4, 1813 (3 days after the Chesapeake Incident of 1813 took place on June 1, 1813)
Answer: Captain James Lawrence
How long did the Embargo Act last for?
Answer: Approximately 15 months
*Bonus points if you said from December 22, 1807 to March 1, 1809*
Who won the battle of Tippencanoe?
Answer: The United States of America
Who was the Declaration of War signed by?
Answer: President James Madison
What place of Canada did the American forces capture and partially destroy?
Answer: Upper Canada
What ships were involved in the the Chesapeake Incident of 1807?
Answer: The USS Chesapeake and the HMS Leopard
How old was President James Madison when he became president?
Answer: 57 (and 353 days to be exact)
Who was Tenskwatawa's brother?
Answer: Tecumseh
Who were the British led by during the Battle of Detroit?
*Bonus 100 points if you say who the Americans were led by*
Answer: Major-General Sir Isaac Brock and Shawnee leader Tecumseh led the British
William Hull led the Americans
What did British Major-General Roger Hale Sheaffe do after he realized they were outnumbered?
Answer: He retreated to Kingston, abandoning the fort and leaving the flag flying to fool the Americans into thinking the fort was still defended
What ships were involved in the Chesapeake Incident of 1813?
Answer: The HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake
What did the Embargo Act ban?
Answer: It banned all American trade with other countries, including imports and exports
What did the United States do after they won the battle of Tippencanoe?
Answer: The United States proceeded to burn the Native American settlement of Prophetstown
What did William Hull do after he got scared?
Answer: He surrendered the fort, the town, and the 2,188 soldiers without a fight
Which forces worked together to defeat the American invasion on the Niagara river?
Answer: British forces, Canadian forces and Indigenous forces
What were Captain James Lawrence's famous last words?
Answer: "Don't give up the ship!"
What was President James Madsion known for?
Answer: He was known for supporting the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
What did Tenskwatawa do while Tecumseh was recruiting allies in the Southern United States?
Answer: Tenskwatawa ordered a suprise attack on Harrison’s army, which at the time was camped near Prophetstown
Name at least 3 reasons why the United States declared a war on Great Britain.
Answer: Due to Britain stopping American ships, forcing American sailors to join the British Navy, their impressment of over 6,000 American sailors, trade restrictions, British violations of maritime rights, British support for Native American resistance, rising tensions along the American frontier, etc
What were the American forces trying to obtain?
*Bonus 300 points if you say why the British forces, Canadian forces and Indigenous forces were trying to stop them from capturing it*
Answer: The Redan Battery
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