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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho were the War Hawks?Men from the Northeast who want to go to warWomen who fought in the War of 1812Men from the South and West who want to go to warMen from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?Battle of TrentonBattle of New OrleansBattle of SaratogaBattle of Paoli
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?War RobinsWar EaglesWar HawksWar Pigeons
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Star Spangled Banner?Francis Scott KayFrancis Scott KaneFrancis Scott KeyFrancis Scott Keen
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho won the War of 1812?EnglandUnited StatesFranceNo one
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the New England Federalists oppose war with Great Britain?They thought we would loseTheir economy would suffer because G.B. was their biggest trade partnerThey did not want to go in to debtSouthern planters would be hurt
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?British capturing American sailorsShowing off to the person next to youForcing Native Americans west of the MississippiBritish giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?British impressment of American sailorsBritish searching and seizing American shipsBritish giving guns and ammunition to Native AmericansBritish burning down Washington D.C.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich treaty ended the War of 1812?Treaty of GhentTreaty of ParisTreaty of VersaillesTreaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho was Tecumseh?Cherokee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlersShawnee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlersA member of congress who favored war with BritainA member of Congress who was against the war with Britain
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Dolly Madison save?A portrait of Thomas JeffersonA portrait of Abraham LincolnA portrait of Alexander HamiltonA portrait of George Washington
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was written at Fort McHenry?The Pledge of AllegianceThe Star-Spangled BannerThe ConstitutionThe Treaty of Paris
- 13. Multiple Choice_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country asimpressmentembargoneutralityviolation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho became a famous general after the War of 1812?Thomas JeffersonAndrew JohnsonJames MadisonAndrew Jackson
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?BostonPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.Chicago
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Who was the US President during the War of 1812?Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonJohn AdamsGeorge Washington - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the country were the War Hawks mostly from?NortheastSouth and westNew EnglandMiddle colonies
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Native Americans try to stop the westward expansion of the Americans?Lather trails with molassesGet weapons and supplies from Great BritainCut off trade to AmericaInvade NYC
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are reasons to not to go to war with Britain in the War of 1812 EXCEPTHurt trading with merchants in the NortheastWar hawks just wanted to gain land in CanadaNeed to focus more defending against the Native Americans rather than the BritishBritish were destroying plantations in the south
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