Question | Answer |
What country initiated the War of 1812 | The United States of America |
What country did the US unsuccessfully invade during the war of 1812? | Canada |
Who was president during the war of 1812? | James Madison |
Who saved the portrait of George Washington from the White House before it burned? | Dolley Madison |
Who was the architech of the American Constitution? | James Madison |
What is the term used to describe the act of the British Navy kidnapping US sailors and making them rejoin the British Navy? | Impressment |
What is the name for southern congressmen who favored war? | War Hawks |
Who was the shortest president? | James Madison |
When did the Star Spangled Banner become America's National Anthem | 1931 |
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key |
Which fort sunk its own ships to form a barrier and stop the British from attacking Baltimore? | Fort McHenry |
What type of storm struck Washington DC right as the British troops were attacking? | Hurricane |
Who made the large flag the US troops flew over Ft. McHenry | Mary Pickersgill |
What US Fort surrendered to the British without firing a single shot? | Detroit |
What is the name of the American ship that withstood a direct attack from the British ships? | Old Ironsides |
What was the main cause of the War of 1812? | Impressment of American Sailors into the Royal Navy |
The British were fighting what other country at the same time as the War of 1812? | France |
After the White House was burned, some people wanted it rebuilt in which city? | Philadephia |
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname? | Old Hickory |
What was James Madison's nickname? | Little Jemmie |
First President of the US | George Washington |
Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase? | Thomas Jefferson |
Which two presidents died on the exact same day? | John Adams and Thomas Jefferson |
After the battle at which location was the Star Spangled Banner written? | Fort McHenry |
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? | Francis Scott Key |
What was unique about Fort McHenry's shape | It was the shape of a star |
Who made the flag that flew over Fort McHenry? | Mary Pickersgill |
What was the name of the poem that became the United State's National Anthem? | Defense of Fort McHenry |
What did some British soldiers do to make themselves look more like Americans? | got tattoos of American symbols (such as an eagle) |
Which battle was fought after the War of 1812 was over? | Battle at New Orleans |
Who won the war of 1812? | No one |
Who was the biggest looser in the War of 1812? | The Native Americans |
What groups fought against America in the War of 1812? | Britain, Canada and the Native Americans |
What is the name of the Treaty to end the war of 1812? | Treaty of Ghent |
How did the war of 1812 get it's name? | Named after the year it began |
what were the dates of the War of 1812? | 1812-1815 |
Who else was Britain fighting at the beginning of the War of 1812? | France |
What is significant about Impressment in regard to the start of the War of 1812? | It was the main cause of the war but Britain had stopped practicing it prior to the war beginning, but word just had not arrived yet. |