Unit 5

Question 1

Trade with Europe was essential to the United States’ success. Because the British blocked US trade with Europe through impressment and seizing ships. Initially, the United States wanted to gain control of Canada, but were unsuccessful. The British attacked and burned Washington D.C. to the ground.

Answer 1

Causes of War of 1812

Question 2

Southern members of Congress who were calling for war.

Answer 2

War Hawks

Question 3

Seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the navy.

Answer 3

Impressment

Question 4

The ninth president of the United States (1841) and the first to die in office. Harrison led an attack on Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe ended Native American resistance under Tecumseh.

Answer 4

William Henry Harrison

Question 5

Part of the Shawnee tribe and he tried to urge Native American resistance to preserve and restore Indian lands. Founded the Northwestern Confederacy.

Answer 5

Tecumseh

Question 6

Fought during the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson led the fight against the Creek Indians effectively ending Creek resistance to American advances into the southeast, opening up the Mississippi Territory for pioneer settlement.

Answer 6

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Question 7

By 1814, Britain got tired of war. Peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium. On Christmas Eve 1814, the two sides had signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war. But, news of the treaty took several weeks to reach the United States. In that time, the two sides fought one more battle. In January 1815, American forces under General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British here.

Answer 7

Battle of New Orleans

Question 8

During the War of 1812, the new British strategy was to attack the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. In August 1814, a British force marched to the city. The British set fire to several government buildings, including the White House.

Answer 8

Burning of Washington D.C.