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What did the British do to Washington, D.C.?
burned buildings
What did James Madison do when the British were coming to attack Washington D.C.?
went to fight with the army
Major George Armistead asked Mary Young Pickersgill to make a giant ______.
American flag
Who won the battle at Fort Henry?
The Americans!
Who wrote "the Star-spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
Who was James Madison’s wife?
Dolley Madison
What does it mean to retreat?
to move away or to move back from where
you came
What do we call the metal balls that are shot out of cannons?
cannonballs
What was the nickname of the U.S.S. Constitution?
Old Ironsides
Dolley Madison saved a portrait of _______.
George Washington
Why did the British capture American sailors?
To have them fight in their war against France
Why might Americans have been interested in moving west?
To find land to own
Who gave weapons to Native Americans to fight white settlers?
Britain
What do we call the group of people who make the laws for the United States?
Congress
Who was the president of the United States during the War of 1812?
James Madison
The U.S. national anthem is a song about ______.
Fort McHenry
The British burned buildings in which city?
Washington D.C.
What do we call things people buy, sell, or trade?
goods
What do we call people who work on a ship?
sailors
Which two countries were fighting in the Napoleonic Wars?
Britain and France
The British stopped American ships and took sailors they thought were British. This is called ______.
Impressment
Whom did the Americans fight in the War of 1812?
The British
Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” about a battle at ______.
Fort McHenry
Old Ironsides was the nickname of a ______.
ship
The person who wanted to make sure that government papers in the president’s house were
saved was ______.
Dolley Madison