Who were the Americans at war with in the War of 1812?.
Great Britain?
What Fort was attacked and inspired Francis Scott Key to write his poem?
Fort McHenry
What caused the War of 1812?
impressment, British trying to control trade, British supplying/encouraging Native Americans to attack American settlers.
What battle was fought after the war was officially over?
The Battle of New Orleans
The purpose of Lewis and Clark expedition.
To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, to record the new plants and animals they saw, to make friends with the Indians
What is impressment?
Capturing US men and forcing them to work on British naval ships
What is the Corps of Discovery?
The name for the group that was on the expedition with Lewis and Clark
True or False Francis Scott Key wrote the words and the music to the Star Spangled Banner.
False
What did Sacagawea do on the journey?
She translated and she helped the group find food and medicine, saved the journals after they fell into the water off the canoe
What does import mean?
Goods brought in and purchased from another country.
When Washington was burned, who saved the national treasures?
Dolley Madison
Who was the emperor from France when we purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Why did Napoleon want to sell the land they owned in the US?
He needed money to fight the British
The name if our national anthem.
The Star Spangled Banner