Mr. Madison's War of 1812

Who was president during the War of 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton

The Americans were fighting against the ____________ in the war of 1812.

• French
• British
• Spanish
• Italians

What is one cause of the War of 1812?

• Impressment (kidnapping)
• Nationalism

The British were _________ American ships from trading at the start of the War of 1812.

• letting them free
• blockading
• sinking

Britain did NOT want the US to provide the __________ with food and supplies.

• French
• Spanish

What were the British blocking the American ships from doing?

• kidnapping the French

• trading with the French

What does impressment mean?

• Forcing Americans into the British navy
• Trading goods
• not following the rules of the military

Americans believed the British convinced Native Americans to fight settlers who were living in their land.

• True 
• False
• Maybe
• Nah

Western members of the House of Representatives (called War Hawks) want to expand into Canada.

• Cause of the War of 1812
• Effect of the War of 1812

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

• Francis Scott Key
• Andrew Jackson
• James Madison
• William Patterson