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Members of the political minority in America during the War of 1812 often called the war which of the following as a reference to the president at the time?
"Lord Van Buren's War"
"Captain Taylor's War"
"General Jackson's War"
"Mr. Madison's War"
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Which of the factions involved in the War of 1812 declared war first?
The U.S.A.
The British Empire
Spain
Canada
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One solid advantage that the American troops had over their British counterparts during the early war was that the Americans had access to what types of special rifles that had longer barrels than British muskets?
Bore-head rifles
Long rifles
Brown rifles
Stueben rifles
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One of the causes of the War of 1812 was Britain's use of what practice where they would kidnap American sailors and force them into naval service?
Saladin's Recruitment
Revue
Impressment
Impeachment
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What Commodore and commander of the USS President is believed to have fired the war's first shots at sea?
William Standard
James Doolittle
Edward Braddock
John Rodgers
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Britain's navy at the time of the War of 1812 was considered the world's largest and most powerful because of their previous destruction of the French fleet at what 1805 battle?
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Gulf Port
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What future Commanding General of the U.S. Army fought in the War of 1812's Niagara Front?
Ulysses S. Grant
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
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At the outset of the War of 1812, Britain could only dedicate so many resources to North America because they were also fighting what series of wars back in Europe?
The Wars of Religion
The Wars of French Succession
The Crimean Wars
The Napoleonic Wars
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A lesser-known aspect of the War of 1812 was the participation of what European power who tried to protect their holdings over the state of Florida?
Spain
Italy
Germany
Portugal
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What is the common name given to the conflict between the Americans and Spanish-Floridians during the War of 1812?
The Golden War
The Patriot War
The Shale War
The Wonder War
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The Red Sticks were a faction of what tribe that warred against America in the War of 1812?
The Typee
The Shawnee
The Cherokee
The Creek
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What was the one major battle to take place within Spanish sovereignty during the War of 1812?
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Pensacola
The Battle of Tallahassee
The Battle of Miami
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What is the name of the famous Shawnee chief who fought alongside the British in the War of 1812 until his death in 1813?
Little Turtle
Sitting Bull
Tecumseh
Black Hoof
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Tecumseh died in what 1813 battle?
The Battle of the Thames
The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
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The ranks of the American armed forces were bolstered by collections of volunteers organized by the state governments. What is the term for such fighting forces?
Militias
Tories
Jingoes
Hawk bands
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What 1814 battle saw the militias of Maryland and Virginia fail to stop the British from marching into the American capital?
The Battle of Cape Port
The Battle of Bladensburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Achton Hills
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What city was the American capital that was burned down in the War of 1812?
Thompsonville
Washington D.C.
Liberty's Point
Jefferson
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What First Lady famously saved priceless artifacts from the White House before the British burned it down?
Louise Madison
Bethany Madison
Jane Madison
Dolley Madison
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Which of the following is true of President James Madison during the fall of Washington D.C.?
He was shot during the battle and the wound would eventually take his life.
He wasn't present at the fall because he was negotiating a peace treaty.
He didn't know the city fell until the war ended.
He commanded artillery outside of the city.
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What famous Canadian commander readied the British forces there and helped them repel the initial American invasion before he died at the Battle of Queenston Heights?
Howard Duff
Marshall Bellingham
Isaac Brock
Les Kent
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At the time of the war, what man wrote "The Defense of Fort McHenry" which would serve as the basis for America's National Anthem?
Maxwell Humphrey Meadows
Edward T. Sellers
Thomas Payne
Francis Scott Key
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What ethnic group in Trinidad is descended from freed slaves who fought for the British in the War of 1812 who then chose to settle within the island nation?
The Werthers
The Altonins
The Merikins
The Cajuns
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What future American president had his forces repelled by the British at the Battle of Credit Island?
Andrew Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Zachary Taylor
Benjamin Harrison
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In May 1813, Tecumseh and Henry Proctor failed to siege what fort found in northwestern Ohio?
Fort Insmouth
Fort Wayne
For Kern
Fort Meigs
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On May 11th, 1812, what pro-war Prime Minister of Britain was assassinated while in office paving the way for a more moderate successor to take his place?
Spencer Perceval
Pitt the Elder
Myron Hess
Wilson Burgess
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The Battle of Chateauguay in 1813 ended what campaign for the American forces?
The Virginia Campaign
The Georgia Campaign
The Niagara Campaign
The Saint Lawrence Campaign
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Oliver Hazard Perry became an American hero for his stalwart command of what battle?
The Battle of Fort McHenry
The Battle of Orleans Bay
The Battle of Virginia Straits
The Battle of Lake Erie
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What battle where the American forces were commanded by Andrew Jackson famously occurred weeks after the war's official end?
The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The Battle of Timothy Falls
The Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of New Orleans
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What is the name of the American warship that is called "Old Ironsides" because its thick hull managed to deflect cannon fire?
The U.S.S. President
The U.S.S. Washington
The U.S.S. Virginia
The U.S.S. Constitution
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What treaty ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Scarborough
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