War of 1812

Question 1

who was president during this time

Answer 1

james madison

Question 2

tecumseh

Answer 2

shawtee chief who attempted to unify indian tribes forced from ohio river valley

Question 3

battle of tippecanoe

Answer 3

november 1811-tecumseh was away recruiting tribes and shawtee were defeated by william henry harrisons forces

Question 4

war hawk

Answer 4

westerners who called for war

Question 5

causes of war of 1812

Answer 5

• impressment
• u.s. has desire to expand into more territory like british canada
• u.s. wanted to probe that victory of american revolution was not luck and americans demand more respect from the world
• effects from embargo act

Question 6

battle of thames

Answer 6

10/5/1813 - brit and indian forces are defeated by american forces in canada
•tecumsehs death ends indian resistance in ohio river valley

Question 7

august 8 1814

Answer 7

• brit army invades u.s. and marches on washington d.c
• after brief fight the city surrenders and nearly all government buildings raze with fire
• madison rallies american public after defeat

Question 8

who wrote star spangled banner

Answer 8

francis scott key

Question 9

what inspired the star spangled banner

Answer 9

in the morning, francis observed that the american flag still flew over the fort and writes a poem called “the defense of fort mchenry” and it eventually becomes a song

Question 10

what treaty ended the war

Answer 10

treaty of ghent signed on 12/24/1814

Question 11

hartford convention

Answer 11

several new england states feared that the war is lost and eventually talk about becoming another country

Question 12

impressment

Answer 12

kidnapping of american sailors to work on british ships (16000 american sailors)

Question 13

battle of new orleans

Answer 13

• american forces - multicultural band of experiences soldiers and warriors
• brit - trained army mauled by american forces hiding behind earthworks and cannons

Question 14

battle of new orleans - american force was led by

Answer 14

• general andrew jackson
• inflicts great casualties on brit army
• people assume AJs victory is responsible for ending war

Question 15

impact of war of 1812

Answer 15

• sense of nationalism sweeps america
• nation will embark on foreign trade and begin to build a transportation system in US
• native american resistance will be removed from ohio river valley permanently opening mid west for expansion

Question 16

nationalism

Answer 16

belief and sense of pride in one country based on its achievements