Chapter 8 Lesson 2 Quiz

Why did the British attack New Orleans in 1815?

• They wanted to support Native American forces in the region.

• They wanted to take control of the U.S. Capitol.

• They wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.

• They wanted to draw away U.S. troops attacking in Canada.

What was a consequence of the Creek War?

• The Creek continued to fight with the British until the end of the war.

• The Creek joined the United States against Great Britain.

• The Creek gave up their lands and moved north of the Ohio River.

• The Creek gave up much of their land to the United States.

The last major conflict of the War of 1812 was the...

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Baltimore

Why did many Federalist leaders from New England attend the Hartford Convention?

• The Embargo Act of 1807 and the war hurt the economy of New England severely.

• Decreased trade from the Embargo Act of 1807 changed the way people voted in New England.

• The people of New England suffered from the many battles fought there.

• Increased manufacturing in New England strengthened the economy there.

________     __________ commanded a combined force of U.S. soldiers, free African Americans, Choctaw Indians, state militia, and pirates in defeating and attacking British army.

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• Tecumseh

___________________ was given the task of breaking Great Britain’s control of Lake Erie.

• William Henry Harrison

• Oliver Hazard Perry

• “Downtown Brown”

• Stephen Decatur

The first thing the British did after their ranks were reinforced in the east in August of 1814 was attack the city of...

• New York

• New Orleans

• Washington DC

• Baltimore

What was the significance of the Battle of the Thames River?

• It inspired the writing of the national anthem

• It broke Native American and British power in the Northwest.

• It forced the British to withdraw from Lake Erie and gave the U.S. new hope.

• It led the way for an American invasion of Canada.

Which one of these was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• The French navy began to stop our ships and searched them

• Great Britain provided arms and support to Native Americans

• Great Britain issued a series of trade restrictions

• Great Britain’s practice of impressment

One of the buildings burned by the British was...

• Mount Vernon

• Washington Manor

• The Patent Office

• The Capitol