War 1812
What month and year did the War of 1812 begin?
June of 1812
What is the term called: Arguments between the U.S. and Canada. Loyalists ready to defend their land.
Northern Borders.
What month and year was the fire at the capital building?
August 1814
Before the beginning of the war, the British would use ____ to build up their numbers.
Impressment
Who led the U.S. troops to defeat the British at the Battle of the Thames?
William Harrison
Europe, Britain and other countries were involved in wars against France what was it called?
Napoleonic Wars
What is the term: Shawnee chief, united many Native American tribes to fight against the U.S. in the west?
Western Front.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed in what month and year?
December 24, 1814
The United States took on a position of ______ in trade during the Napoleonic Wars.
Neutrality
Who led his troops to win the Battle of New Orleans the very last battle of the war.
Andrew Jackson
Who was the President during this time?
President James Madison.
Blocked at sea. Ships were not able to reach other countries for trade. What is this term called?
Blocked at Sea.
What year did the war really end?
January 1815
Some Americans felt that Britain was stepping on the Independence of the United States with its meddling in western_____
expansion
What is the national anthem called?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Who was against the war because it disrupted trade with Britain?
The North
What term describes: captured sailors and forced them to serve in their army?
Impressment
What year did the U.S. gain independence from Great Britain?
1776
Members of the British Navy set fire to the ______ in Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812.
White House
Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Key
Who was against the war because it was interfering with western expansion?
The South and West
What is this term: Some British soldiers remained along the Canada-U.S. border. Used forts as trading post?
Border Forts
When was the War that is sometimes called the "second war?"
1812
After the war, a stronger sense of ______developed in the United States.
Nationalism
Why was the National Anthem (poem) written?
Because he watched the British attack the Americans at Fort McHenry.