Show:
The Attack on Washington D.C.
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
The Battle After the War
Peace and Pirates
This and That
100
Where was the 2nd part of the British's 3-Part Plan?

Washington D.C.

100

What is a strong building used to protect soldiers called?

fort

100

What city was the third part of the British's 3-part plan?

New Orleans

100

What are "people in your family from a long time ago" called?

ancestors

100

What is a town or city where ships stop to load and unload cargo called?

port

200

What did Dolley Madison save before leaving the Whitehouse?

important papers

painting of George Washington

200

What shape was Fort McHenry?

star

200

What was the American General during the Battle of New Orleans?

General Andrew Jackson

200

"Pirates" that had permission from the government to stop British ships were called__________.

privateers

200

What was it called when the British captured sailors and forcing them to be part of the British Navy?

impressment

300

What did the British soldiers do to the Whitehouse before they left? 

set it on fire
300

What was special about the flag Mary Pickersgill made?

It was gigantic!

300

What word means, "to move backward to avoid danger?"

retreat
300

What is "a person who finds out how to get to a place," called?

navigator

300

List 2 causes of the war.

impressment

attack on the USS Chesapeake

blockading

broke treaty

arming Native Americans

stealing cargo

400

What word means, "easily broken or damaged."

delicate

400

What did Francis Scott Key write after seeing the battle near Fort McHenry?

Star Spangled Banner

(our national anthem)

400

What were rivers in America compared to during this time?

highways

400

Why was it difficult for the United States to get supplies during the War of 1812?

The British blockaded many of their ports.

400

What does the word "perch" mean?

sit/sat on top of something

500

What is a special piece of material that artists can paint on called?

canvas

500

What vocabulary word means, "believing you can do something".

confident

500

What does "truce" mean?

an agreement to stop fighting or arguing

500

When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?

(I don't need the date...why was this battle "unique")


It happened after the war.

500

What was the name of the battle that Francis Scott Key watched and then wrote Star Spangled Banner?

Battle of Baltimore