War of 1812 Study Guide

Who was the American lawyer who wrote the lyrics to 'The Star-Spangled Banner' during the War of 1812?

• James Madison

• Francis Scott Key

• Tecumseh

• Parliament

Who was the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817?

• James Madison

• Francis Scott Key

• Tecumseh

• War Hawks

Who was the Shawnee chief who led Native American resistance to white rule and was killed in the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813?

• James Madison

• Francis Scott Key

• Tecumseh

• Businessmen of New England

What term describes some of the congressmen from the southern and western United States who agitated for war against Great Britain before the War of 1812?

• Parliament

• War Hawks

• New England businessman

• Native Americans

What is the act of forcing people into public service called?

• stalemate

• parliament

• military

• impressment

What is an elected group of people who represent the citizens of a country and are in charge of making laws and decisions for that country called?

• Parliament

• War Hawks

• Impressment

• Stalemate

What is a dispute in which neither side can make progress or win called?

• Stalemate

• Impressment

• Ironside

• Treaty

What is an area of land claimed by a government but without an organized government of its own called?

• A territory.

• A province.

• A colony.

• A stalemate.

What was the major battle that occurred 15 days after a peace treaty had been signed, ensuring the United States's victory?

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of Plattsburgh

• Battle of Baltimore

In 1794, the United States was worried about the war between France and Great Britain. The United States Constitution, which had been ratified just three years before, provided for the introduction of a navy. Congress passed a bill giving permission to build ________.

• 6 navy ships

• 1 navy ships

• 3 army tanks

• 5 fighter jets