Important Figures
Terms
The War of 1812
100

Laura Secord

Who informed the British of American plans she overheard?

100

Refugees

What is a person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country?
100

The Presidential Mansion

What was the building that British soldiers burned down?

200

James Madison

Who was the president who declared the War of 1812?

200

The Loyalist Migration

What was the migration of Loyalists to Canada from the United States?

200

The thing Britain did to start the War of 1812

What was Britain blocking American and French trade and boarding American ships?

300

Tecumseh

Who was an Shawnee Indigenous chief who fought with the British?

300

Tarring and Feathering

What was the form of punishment of pouring hot tar on someone and covering them with feathers?

300

Napoleonic Wars

What were the wars fought in Europe against France due to its recent revolution turning it into a republic?

400

George Washington

Who was the commander of the American War of Independence?

400

Loyalists

Who were the people loyal to Britain?

400

French revolution

What was the violent dethroning of the French monarch and the turning of it into a republic?

500

Patriots

Who were the people who supported the rebellion?