Chapter 8.4

Question 1

Battle of Lake Erie

Answer 1

British are fighting they French. Perry was able to defeat the British navy at Lake Erie. This victory gave the US control of lake and allowed the size to remove the British from the NW

Question 2

Who was able to defeat the British navy at Lake Erie

Answer 2

Oliver hazard perry(commodore perry)

Question 3

Phase 2 of the war of 1812

Answer 3

The British easily defeated American troops at Brandenburg(5 miles from DC)

With British approaching, troops abandon DC

Question 4

Once the British entered DC what did they do

Answer 4

Began burning government buildings

Capitol building, White House, federal treasury

Question 5

Why did the British burn down government offices in DC

Answer 5

They wanted to make the Americans lose confidence

Question 6

While the Britain burned DC, what did they raise over the Capitol

Answer 6

Britain raised the British flag to fly over the US Capitol. This would be the first and only time a foreign country has captured the US Capitol

Question 7

What was the war of 1812 also called

Answer 7

Mr Madison’s war

Question 8

What did the British do when they entered the White House

Answer 8

Ate the food Madison’s wife made for 40 people, then burned the White House

Question 9

After burning DC where did the British go next to destroy the ships that had been stacking British shipping

Answer 9

Baltimore

Question 10

In order to keep the British from entering the harbor in Baltimore what did the citizens of Baltimore do

Answer 10

Sunk their ships to keep the British out

Question 11

Prior to the battle of ft Mchenry what did the commander of the fort ask to be made

Answer 11

Huge flag that is so large that the British will have no problem seeing it

Question 12

How long did the British bomb fort Mchenry

Answer 12

25 hours

Question 13

After 25 hours of bombing, the smoke cleared and what was still standing at fort Mchenry

Answer 13

US flag

Question 14

At the battle of fort Mchenry who described what they saw

Answer 14

Francis Scott key

Question 15

What did key write

Answer 15

Star spangled banner

Question 16

When did the battle of New Orleans occur

Answer 16

2 weeks after the war of 1812 was over

Question 17

Due to slow deliver of mail, who didn’t hear that the war of 1812 was over and fought at the battle of New Orleans

Answer 17

British soldiers and Andrew Jackson fought since they didn’t know the war was over.

Question 18

When was the battle of New Orleans and how many people died for the Americans and British

Answer 18

January 8,1815
US lost 71 men
Britain lost 2,000 men

Question 19

Where was the treaty of Ghent signed

Answer 19

Ghent Belgium

Question 20

What did the treaty of Ghent say (effects of the war of 1812)

Answer 20

1. Jackson and perry increased Americans patriotism
2. The British no longer supported the natives
3. Due to the inability to trade, the US was forced to develop manufacturing

Question 21

After the war of 1812, due to the inability to trade, what was stage US forced to develop

Answer 21

Manufacturing

Question 22

The war of 1812 was like the

Answer 22

American Revolution part 2