Important Dates
The date James Madison becomes president
What happens on March 4, 1809?
The two countries at war
What role did the U.S. and the U.K. play during the war?
A side effect of the British fighting the French over who would dominate the world
What is the War of 1812
The country that won the war
What is neither country?
The person that led the battle of New Orleans
Who is Andrew Jackson?
June 18, 1812 through Feburary 17, 1815
What is the date of the beggining and end of the war?
The president during the war
Who is James Madison?
The main cause of the war
What did the argument over trade play during the war?
The treaty that ended the war
What is the treaty of Ghent?
The Battle of Queenston
In what battle did the White House burn down?
The date the Louisiana purchase was finalized
What happened on the date of April 30, 1804?
Isaac Brock, Sir George Preivost, and Sir Edward Pakenham
Name three people who were on the British side of the war?
The two countries who wanted to block U.S. trade
What did both Fance and Britain have in common?
The battle that gave Andrew Jackson a hearty win
What is the battle of New Orleans?
Another name for the War of 1812
What is the "Second War of Independence"?
The length between the beginning and end of the war
What lasted 2 years and 8 months?
The two people who led the Pro-British Federalists
What did Goerge Washington and John Adams lead?
3 causes that led to the war
What do arguments over trade, Westward Expansion, and control over North America have in common?
The amount of warships that America and Great Britain had at the time
What is America≈16 and Britain≈500?
Something the war of 1812 inspired
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
The treaty of Ghent was signed
What happened on December 24, 1814?
The person who saved the famous portrait of George Washington when the White House was burning
What did Dolly Madison accomplish during the war of 1812?
An order from the British to restrict international trade with France
What are the 1807 orders of the council?
The name of the British ship that the USS Constitution defeated
What is the HMS Guerriere?
The kind of people that captured U.S. Naval Soldiers
What are press gangs?