Dates
On June 18, 1812, the United States Congress declared this on Great Britain.
What is war?
He held office as president during the entire war.
Who is James Madison?
A practice in which men were forced into military or naval duty without notice.
What is impressment?
A lawyer and poet who authored this poem.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
The general who led the forces that burned the White House.
Who is Robert Ross?
On April 27, 1813, this city, the capital of what was then Upper Canada, was burned by American fighters.
What is York?
He organized a confederation of Native American tribes to defend the land against settlers.
Who is Tecumseh?
A formal agreement between two countries, often to end a war.
What is a treaty?
The military location where the poem was written.
What is Fort McHenry?
The commander who led an attack on New Orleans only to suffer a devastating loss.
Who is Edward Pakenham?
On February 17, 1815, this house of Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent.
What is the Senate?
He defeated the Native Americans in a battle near Prophetstown.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
British naval ships did this during the war to stop American trade.
What is a blockade?
The city where the battle that inspired this poem took place.
What is Baltimore?
The major general who captured Detroit only to be killed during the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Who is Isaac Brock?
On December 24, 1814, the United States and Great Britain signed this document.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
He won a battle in New Orleans after the treaty to end the war had already been signed.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A group of ordinary citizens trained to fight in emergencies.
What is a militia?
The kingdom that gave America the tune that the poem's words would be set to.
What is Great Britain?
The Canadian-born general who fought on the side of the British and was involved in the Battle of Lundy's Lane.
Who is Gordon Drummond?
On January 8, 1815, a major battle was won in this city—after the treaty to end the war had been signed!
What is New Orleans?
A naval officer, he was known as the "Hero of Lake Erie" for the battle he won against the British there.
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?
A group of people or countries that join together to achieve a common goal, as in the one formed by Tecumseh.
What is a confederacy?
The original name of the poem before it became known by its more commonly-known name today.
What is "Defence of Fort M'Henry?"
The officer and administrator known as the "Defender of Canada" who led an army in the Battle of Plattsburgh.
Who is George Prevost?