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1) Approximately how many years did the War of 1812 last?
3 years
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6) Give a cause of the war besides impressment
any
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11) What did Republicans discuss at the Hartford convention?
Secession and new amendments
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16) Prior to the War of 1812, who were the British at war with?
France
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What amendment in the constitution protects you from illegal searches?
4th amendment
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2) Which battle took place after the peace treaty was signed?
Battle of New Orleans
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7) Name the first four presidents of the U.S.
GW,JA,TJ,JM
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12) Who were the privateers?
Private American citizens that used their ships to fight the British
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17) Why was August 24, 1814 a low point for the American side?
Washington D.C. was burned by the British
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22) Which famous Native American was killed at the Battle of the Thames?
Tecumseh
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3) What was the British Navy doing to American sailors prior to the War of 1812?
Impressment
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8) James Madison is considered the architect of what famous document?
The Constitution
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13) What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Ghent
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18) Who would not leave the White House without George Washington's portrait?
Dolley Madison
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What does the phrase Status Quo Antebellum mean?
The same as before the war
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4) Who was the President of the United States when the War of 1812 started?
James Madison
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9) James Madison is the first President to ask Congress to declare what?
War
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14) What famous American ship was nicknamed "Old Ironsides?"
The U.S.S. Constitution
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19) What was the name of the group of young Republicans that wanted to go to war with the British?
The War Hawks
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25) What is a frigate?
Warship
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5) What did President Thomas Jefferson pass in 1807 that backfired and hurt American business?
The Embargo Act
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10) Who were the Quids?
Old Republicans who were against the war
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15) In which famous Canadian city did the American Army burn the Parliament buildings?
York (Toronto)
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20) What was the main plan for the American Army when the War of 1812 started?
Invade Canada
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37 What case established Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison