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The British stopped American ships and took sailors they thought were British. This is called ______.
a) War Hawks
b) Impressment
c) Old Ironsides
Impressment
Where was Fort McHenry?
a) Europe
b) Washington D.C.
c) Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Who wanted to stop American settlers from moving onto Native American land?
a) Tecumseh
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Andrew Jackson
Tecumseh
Who won the Battle of New Orleans?
a) the British
b) the Americans
c) the Europeans
the Americans
Old Ironsides was the nickname of a ______.
a) cannon
b) flag
c) ship
ship
The person who wanted to make sure that government papers in the president’s house were
saved was ______.
a) Dolley Madison
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Francis Scott Key
Dolley Madison
How did people most likely hear about the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812?
a) from telephone calls
b) on television
c) in letters that were mailed
in letters that were mailed
Who marched into Washington D.C., and set fire to the city and the president’s house?
a) the British
b) the Americans
c) the Native Americans
the British
The U.S. national anthem is a song about ______.
a) the Battle of New Orleans
b) the American flag at Fort McHenry
c) Old Ironsides
the American flag at Fort McHenry
Who wanted to stop American settlers from moving onto Native American land?
a) Tecumseh
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Andrew Jackson
Tecumseh
Whom did the Americans fight in the War of 1812?
a) other Americans
b) the British
c) Native Americans
the British
6. After the peace treaty had been signed, who led American forces in a battle in New Orleans?
a) Andrew Jackson
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Tecumseh
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” about a battle at ______.
a) New Orleans
b) Lake Erie
c) Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry
In 1811, who did the American soldiers fight at the Battle of Tippecanoe?
a) British Settlers
b) Pilgrims
c) Native Americans
Native Americans
During the War of 1812, the British burned ______.
a) New Orleans
b) the Star-Spangled Banner
c) Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. C.