Before the War
Major Battles
Key Events
Leaders
End of the War
100

The name in which the people of the day called the War of 1812.

What is President Madison's War?

100

This battle stopped a possible British invasion of the Ohio Valley.

What is the Battle of Lake Erie?

100

This war is sometimes called the “Second Revolutionary War."

What is the War of 1812?

100

This Native American leader organized resistance in the Northwest.

Who is Tecumseh?

100

This treaty ended the War of 1812.

What is the Treaty of Ghent?

200

These members of Congress wanted war with Britain.

Who are the War Hawks?

200

This battle ended Native resistance in the Northwest.

What is the Battle of the Thames?

200

This capital city was burned in 1814.

What is Washington, D.C.?

200

This naval officer defeated the British on Lake Erie.

Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?

200

This European city is where the treaty was signed.

What is Ghent?

300
One reason the Americans wanted to go to war with the British.

What is seizing American ships and sailors?

300

Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek tribe at this battle.

What is the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

300

The warship, Constitution, had this nickname.

What is "Old Ironsides?"

300

This general won the Battle of New Orleans.

Who is Andrew Jackson?

300

This treaty restored prewar conditions between the U.S. and Britain.

What is the Treaty of Ghent?

400

This group of people closed their ports to American goods.

Who are the British?

400

This 1814 battle inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

What is the Battle of Fort McHenry?

400

In this battle, the tiny American fleet outmaneuvered the heavily armed British ships and defeated them.

What is the Battle of Lake Champlain?

400

Who won the Battle of the Thames in Canada?

Who is General William Henry Harrison?
400

The end of the war ended in this.

What is a tie?

500

Southern states were producing these.

What are cash crops?

500

This battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

What is the Battle of New Orleans?

500

The American Indians had to give up this much land after losing to Andrew Jackson.

What is 20 million acres?
500

Who asked Congress to declare war on Britain?

Who is President James Madison?

500

This war increased feelings of nationalism in the United States.

What is the War of 1812?