The War of 1812

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100

The British stopped American ships and took sailors they thought were British.

This is called _________.

a) War Hawks

b) Impressment 

c) Stealing

b) Impressment

200

Whom did the Americans fight in the War of 1812?

a) Native Americans 

b) George Washington

c) The British

c) The British

300

After the peace treaty had been signed, who led the American forces in a battle in New Orleans?

a) Tecumseh

b) Francis Scott Key

c) The British 

d) Andrew Jackson

d) Andrew Jackson

400

The person who wanted to make sure that the government papers in the president's house were saved was _____.

a) Andrew Jackson

b) Dolley Madison 

c) Tecumseh

d) Fort McHenry

b) Dolley Madison

500

During the war of 1812, the British burned _____.

a) Washington, DC

b) schools

c) Native American Land

a) Washington, DC

12

100

Who wanted to stop the American Settlers from moving onto Native American land?

a) Tecumseh

b) Francis Scott Key

c) The British  

a) Tecumseh

200

The Star-Spangled Banner was about a battle at _____.

a) TCCA

b) Lake Erie

c) Fort McHenry 

c) Fort McHenry

300

Old Ironsides was the nickname of a _____

a) flag

b) ship

c) cannon

d) school

b) ship

400

The U.S National Anthem is a song about _____.

a) Old Ironsides

b) The American Flag

c) The battle of Tippacanoe 

b) The American Flag

500

How did people most likely hear about the peace treaty that ended the war of 1812?

a) phone calls

b) TV

c) letters through the mail

d) pictures

c) letters through the mail