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Famous People
Causes
Battles
Aftermath
Surprise!
100
Saved artifacts from the white house
Who is Dolly Madsion
100
Being made to fight against your will for the British
What is Impressment
100
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air came from this battle...
What is Fort McHenry
100
The poem written by Key about the Battle at Fort McHenry.
What is the Star Spangled Banner
100
the other name for War of 1812
What is the forgotten war
200
Composed the Star Spangled Banner
Who is Francis Scott Key
200
Blocking trade as a political strategy
What is an embargo or embargo act
200
Bladensburg Races
What is the fleeing of American soldiers from the British which led to the burning of Washington.
200
It was already in the works before the Battle of New Orleans began
What is the Treaty of Ghent
200
the 7th president of the United States
Who is Andrew Jackson
300
Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson
300
Believed war was necessary--mainly from the south
What are warhawks
300
considered the turning point in the war for the Americans
What is the Battle of Baltimore
300
Heroes of the War of 1812 --considered very different from one another.
Who are Andrew Jackson & James Madison
300
Married to the President during the war
Who is Dolly Madison
400
Spent the night prisoner on a ship during the bombing of Fort McHenry.
Who is Francis Scott Key
400
Happening all along the Canadian border causing many American deaths. Believed to be instigated by the British.
What were attacks by Native Americans.
400
Ways Jackson prepared to beat the British
What is enlisting locals,
400
Opposed the war & later labeled as traitors
Who are the Federalists
400
Americans belief that they should expand throughout North America--specifically westward.
What is Manifest Destiny
500
Leads the charge in an unnecessary Battle that later propels him to the Presidency
Who is Andrew Jackson
500
3 reasons why Madison declared war on Britian
What are 1.Ongoing impressment of American sailors into service on British Navy ships, an insulting breach of American sovereignty; 2.Britain's navy "violating the rights and the peace of our coasts"; 3.Britain's blockade of U.S. ports ("our commerce has been plundered in every sea"); 4.Britain's refusal to repeal its Order-In-Council forbidding neutral countries to trade with European countries, and the British Navy's enforcement of this order; 5.Britain's incitement of Native Americans (conventionally referred to as "savages") to violence against the Americans.
500
2 reasons why the British chose to burn Washington
What is retaliation for Canada capital and to strike at the heart of our resolve--hurt us morally.
500
2 main reasons why the war of 1812 is significant in American History
What is a turning point in for America--it defined who we are and that we were here to stay. Independent for the first time. Showed our spirit and resolve.
500
two ironies from the war of 1812
What is answers will vary... giant storm kills/stops attack on Washington Impressment was stopped before war ever started Treaty was in the works before battle of new orleans began war of 1812 called forgotten war