War of 1812 Quiz

Tennessee earned the nickname the "__" due to the large number of volunteers it provided for the War of 1812.

• Volunteer State

• Sunshine State

• Empire State

• Golden State

The practice of forcibly conscripting men into military service by the British was known as __, which was a key cause of the War of 1812.

• Impressment

• Enlistment

• Recruitment

• Drafting

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

The __ was a decisive victory for the United States in one of the final battles of the War of 1812.

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

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CCSS.RI.5.3

__ was the leader under whom many Tennesseans served in the military during the War of 1812.

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• William Henry Harrison

• Thomas Jefferson

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CCSS.RI.5.3

The __, negotiated by Andrew Jackson in 1818, added land to the U.S. in western Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee.

• Jackson Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Treaty of Ghent

Sequoyah created the __, a writing system that allowed the Cherokee people to read and write in their own language.

• Cherokee Syllabary

• Cherokee Alphabet

• Cherokee Script

• Cherokee Writing System

The __ of 1830 authorized the president to negotiate treaties exchanging Native American lands for lands west of the Mississippi River.

• Indian Removal Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Missouri Compromise

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CCSS.RI.5.3

The __ refers to the forced relocation of Native American nations resulting in thousands of deaths.

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• Silk Road

• Trans-Siberian Route

The historic battle of the __ in 1836 involved figures like David Crockett and Sam Houston.

• The Alamo

• Gettysburg

• Waterloo

• Hastings

__ was the U.S. president associated with significant territorial expansion from 1845 to 1849.

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Martin Van Buren

• Zachary Taylor