1. What U.S. law was intended to hurt the economies
of Great Britain and France? This law contributed to
the War of 1812.
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A) The Law Controlling the Tax on Whiskey
B) Federal Judiciary Law
C) Non-intercourse Act
D) Impressment Law
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2. How did the British violate the rights of the
American sailors?
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A) Depression
B) Suppression
C) Internment
D) Impressment
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3. Other than the British, which other country
was violating trading rights of the U.S.?
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A) Belgium
B) France
C) Sweden
D) Denmark
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4. This man was leader of France.
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A) William Clark
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) King George
D) King William III
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5. Who were the “War Hawks”?
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A) Northerners who supported the British
B) Northern plantation owners
C) Southern congressmen who wanted war
D) Northerners who supported the French
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6. Who was President during the War of 1812?
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A) James Monroe
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) James Madison
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7. What portion of the country did not
support war?
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A) Deep South
B) Louisiana Purchase
C) New England
D) Mid-Atlantic
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8. Why was the War of 1812 an unusual war?
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A) the largest battle was fought after the treaty was signed
B) all are true
C) no one gained land
D) there was no real winner
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9. Which Native American fought
against the U.S. in the War of 1812?
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A) Geronimo
B) Pontiac
C) Little Turtle
D) Tecumseh
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10. What Canadian city did the U.S. burn?
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A) York
B) Montreal
C) Quebec
D) Ottawa
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11. Which battle was a major victory for the
U.S. during the War of 1812?
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A) Trenton
B) Niagara Falls
C) Lake Erie
D) Buffalo
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12. Which battle gave the U.S. control of
the Great Lakes and the Northwest?
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A) Lake Champlain
B) Lake Erie
C) Thames
D) York
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13. Who was the U.S. Commander of the battle of
Lake Erie?
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A) Napoleon
B) Jackson
C) Perry
D) James Madison
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14. At which battle was the national anthem
written?
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A) Lake Erie
B) Burning of Washington
C) Horseshoe Bend
D) Ft. McHenry
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15. Who wrote the poem that became our national
anthem?
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A) John Jay
B) Francis Scott Key
C) Louis Armstrong
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
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16. What did Dolley Madison save from the
burning White House?
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A) the Declaration of Independence
B) portrait of Washington
C) portrait of James Madison
D) the Constitution
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17. What was the original name of our national
anthem?
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A) “America the Beautiful”
B) “Stars and Stripes Forever”
C) “Defense of Fort McHenry”
D) “God Bless America”
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18. What did the British use to effectively stop the U.S.
from importing goods during the war?
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A) swords made of stronger steel than the U.S. had
B) the Non-intercourse Act
C) the Embargo Act
D) a blockade
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19. What party discussed leaving the
U.S. due to this war?
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A) Democrat-Republicans
B) Democrats
C) Federalists
D) Republicans
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20. What does secede mean?
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A) to conquer
B) to withdraw
C) to be defeated
D) to obtain
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21. What treaty ended the War of 1812?
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A) Belgium
B) Paris
C) Versailles
D) Ghent
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22. What battle was fought after the War of 1812 had
officially ended?
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A) Battle of New Orleans
B) Battle of Tippecanoe
C) Battle of Lake Erie
D) Battle of Fallen Timbers
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23. What American became a national
hero after the Battle of New Orleans?
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A) James Madison
B) Tecumseh
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Oliver Perry
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24. What distinction did Andrew Jackson achieve?
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A) the first President to live in the White House
B) President of the United States
C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
D) the first President to be impeached & removed from office
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