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War of 1812 Quiz

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The Star-Spangled Banner's original form was written during this war as a poem describing a battle. What was the name of this original poem?
"The Battle on the Hill"
"Stars and Stripes Forever"
"The Emblazoned Flag"
"The Defense of Fort McHenry"

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One of the primary causes of the bad blood between the U.S. and Great Britain at this time was what incident in which a British vessel attacked and boarded an American one in 1807?
The Tin Pan Incident
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Little Belt Affair
The Corsair Wind Affair

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What was the name of the Prime Minister of Great Britain through this war?
Robert Jenkinson
Alan O. Phauster
Phineas Boutrice
Louis Broadstreet

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Major Ridge was a Cherokee leader who allied with the United States during this war. He and his troops were especially instrumental in aiding Andrew Jackson win what 1814 battle?
The Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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Many Americans who were upset with the war called it "Mr. Madison's War" because they thought this was all a ploy for President Madison to seize control of what territory?
Greenland
Argentina
Canada
Chile

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A crime that was committed by both sides during this was war was the process of capturing enemy sailors and forcing them to service in their enemy nation's Navy. What was this process called?
Keelhauling
Chatrising
Impressment
Abversion

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The three theaters of combat in the War of 1812 were all of the following except which?
Canada
The Gulf of Mexico
The Caribbean Isles
The Atlantic Ocean/Coast

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While Americans and Canadians consider the War of 1812 to be a stand-alone war, most Europeans consider it an offshoot conflict of what other series of wars?
The Hundred Years' War
The Napoleonic Wars
The Wars of British Decline
The Crimean War

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American forces continuously tried to attack and capture which of the following British cities throughout the war but failed every time?
Saskatoon
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver

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What Shawnee Chief became a folk hero after he raised a Confederacy of Native American tribes and fought alongside the British in this war?
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Sitting Bull
Red Cloud
Crazy Horse
Tecumseh

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What battle saw the end of Tecumseh's Confederacy?
The Battle of the Thames
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
The Battle of Owl Creek
The Battle of Baltimore

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What man wrote "The Defense of Fort McHenry" during this war which would eventually become "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Howel Neil Faria
Francis Scott Key
Oliver Hazard Perry
Benson O'Shaw

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Overall, Britain had about what fraction of the combat deaths that America had in this war?
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One half
One third
One quarter
Two thirds

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The British military commonly freed American slaves during this war and allowed them to become British citizens. About how many slaves did they free this way?
14,000
11,000
7,000
4,000

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What was the name of Tecumseh's brother who aided in the construction of their Confederation and became famous as a Shawnee prophet?
Pontiac
Wovoka
Tenskwatawa
Red Jacket

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What battle in the United States was the last defense of Washington D.C. which the British won in the August of 1814?
The Battle of the Marne
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Bladensburg
The Battle of Brookeville

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Yet another cause of hostilities between the two nations before the war was a conflict in which an American ship fired upon and killed British sailors aboard a sloop. What was this incident called?
The Little Belt Affair
The Turtleneck Affair
The XYZ Affair
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

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On what date did the British capture and burn down Washington D.C.?
August 15th 1814
August 24th 1814
August 30th 1814
September 4th 1814

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Throughout the war, both sides hired mercenary naval captains and crews that were known by what term?
Font-Loaders
Portrusses
Privateers
Bay Hoppers

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As the old White House burned, Dolley Madison famously saved a portrait of what American figure from the blaze?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams

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What American military commander gained much fame for his brilliant victory at the Battle of New Orleans?
Ambrose Burnside
Oliver Hazard Perry
Anthony Wayne
Andrew Jackson

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How many casualties did British forces receive at the Battle of New Orleans?
2,034
2,793
3,266
3,871

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In what year did the War of 1812 officially end?
1815
1814
1816
1817

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What battle in the War of 1812 was alternatively known as The Battle of Put-In Bay?
The Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Blandensburg
The Battle of New Orleans

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What was the name of the American naval commander who went down in history for his brilliant fighting at the Battle of Lake Erie?
Matthew Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry
Winston Johansen Perry
Henry Milburn Perry

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Because of the surge in American patriotism during and after the war, it led to a political period that saw harmony between rival political parties. What was this era known as?
The Era of One Aisle
The Era of Compromise
The Era of Purple Politics
The Era of Good Feelings

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The British soldiers that captured and burned D.C. were eventually repulsed and defeated at what battle?
The Battle of Red River
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Brookeville
The Battle of Hordon Vale

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What is the name of the treaty that officially ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Ghent

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Which of the following is true about James Madison's involvement in this war?
He personally fought in the Battle of Baltimore
He piloted a battleship for a year of the war
He commanded a canon crew at the fall of D.C.
He was shot in the arm twice during the fall of D.C.

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After the war, what was the state of relations between the U.S. and Great Britain?
They made a mutual trade embargo on each other
They reopened friendly mutual trade with one another
The agreed to divide up territory that used to be Cananda
They decided that they would unite against French invasions of North America

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What battle of the War of 1812 technically happened after the ending treaty was actually signed?
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of New Orleans
The Siege of Fort McHenry
The Battle of the Thames

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The Battle of Plattsburgh was also famously fought on what American Lake?
Lake Superior
Lake Champlain
Lake Erie
Moraine Lake

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What town is known as "The Capital for a Day" because that was where people went to after the burning of D.C.?
Shanesborough, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Liliput, Massachusetts
Brookeville, Maryland

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Another reason that Americans were so eager to fight with Great Britain was the fact that they (Britain) were preventing America from trading with what European ally?
Italy
Sicily
Sweden
France

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