Name: ______
Date: ______
Period: ______
War of 1812 Video
Questions for Discussion
Part 1: Events leading up to War Hawks
1. What was the Embargo act?
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2. The Embargo act did not back fire.
True False
3. The British wanted to control the Mississippi River.
True False
4. What famously historic man realized war was going to happen?
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5. James Madison was 6ft tall and he weighed close to 300lbs.
True False
6. Who was the first President to ask Congress to declare war? ______
7. How was America connected with other countries? ______
8. What was the main reason why Americans were mad at the British? ______
9. Even though many people disagreed on whether or not the U.S. should go to war it happened anyway.
True False
10. If we lost, Madison thought America would loose our Independence as a growing nation.
True False
Part 2: Events leading to the key Battles
1. Name one way Britain was more prepared for the war of 1812 than the United States? ______
2. American people of 1812 were described as being disorganized and unrealistic
True False
3. Why did the United States want to over take Canada? ______
4. It took a long time for Detroit to fall; thousands of shots were fired from both sides.
True False
5. The U.S.S Constitution was a hero during wartime and it was nicknamed “Old Iron Sides”
True False
6. The United States set fire to the Parliament building in Britain.
True False
7. During this time Britain was not fighting any other wars, but the United States was fighting many other wars. True False
7. The first Invasion of the United States happened on the Chesapeake Bay.
True False
8. James Madison hesitated to act against the British because the Capital was unarmed.
True False
9. Secretary of War, John Armstrong, thought that the British were going to march on Washington.
True False
Part 3: Events leading up to the burn of the White House
1. Madison organized Washington D.C. in order to help defend the Capital.
True False
2. How many troops landed in Benedict, M.D. ? ______
3. Name one of the articles that James Madison made sure to save from the British. ______
4. The Americans tried to defend Washington D.C. even though they were not ready to do so?
True False
5. The British are surprised at how strong the American troops were at first.
True False
6. What does James Madison do when he finds out the British were coming to Washington? ______
7. Americans loved Dolly Madison. They thought she was heroic, charming, respectful, and she brought out the best in her husband. True False
8. What was the one item that Dolly Madison wanted to save? ______
Part 4: Events leading up to the Burning of the White House
1. Name one of the objects that members of the British army took from the White House before it was burned.
2. Why did the British burn the White House? ______
3. What two natural events happened that stopped the raid on Washington? ______
4. When James Madison returns to Maryland he realizes that the White House is gone.
True False
5. The one positive thing that happened as a result of the burning of the White House was it connected Madison to his people. True False
6. After the White House was gone, Congress met each other in a hotel and the President meet people in a post office.
True False
7. Although Armstrong was wrong about the British, they knew he would be right about them moving on to destroy Baltimore next. True False
8. Samuel Smith is not able to rally the people of Baltimore and he is unable to defend them against the British. True False
Part 5: Events Leading the Francis Scott Key
1. What was the main sacrifice made in order to protect the city against the British? ______
2. Only one woman made the two famous flags of Fort McHenry for $574.44.
True False
3. The final American flag that was made was the largest flag in the country.
True False
4. The Battle at Fort McHenry started on Thursday at 7 o’clock at night.
True False
5. When Americans see the British coming toward Baltimore everyone runs away.
True False
6. The Battle at Fort McHenry was only fought at sea.
True False
7. The British Captain was killed at the very beginning of the war by an American rifleman.
True False
Part 6: Events leading up to Fort McHenry
1. At dawn during September 14 British ships finally hit Fort McHenry
True False
2. What objects were being shot from British ships miles away? ______
3. Francis Scott key was a lawyer trapped between the two sides of the war.
True False
4. The Battle at Fort McHenry was very shot because a bomb hit the American Powder room and it destroyed the fort. True False
5. The Battle at Fort McHenry did not last through the night.
True False
6. The British army stopped fighting with the Americans because they felt that they were not gaining any more ground. True False
Part 7: Events leading up to the Battle of New Orleans
1. The Star Spangled Banner has the background music of a popular drinking song.
True False
2. In 1931, Congress approved the Star Spangled Banner as our National Anthem.
True False
3. Britain and America had peace talks in France.
True False
4. During the Peace talks with the United States, Britain tried to take over New Orleans.
True False
5. Why was New Orleans so important to the United States? ______
6. Who was the 47 year old man nicknamed “Old Hickory”? ______
Part 8: Events leading to Andrew Jackson Era
1. The major factor that led to the British defeat was that they didn’t listen to their officers and they didn’t press on right away. They were afraid that the United States had more troops then them.
True False
2. Jackson’s army won because he didn’t wait for them to start the battle he was the first to start it.
True False
3. The Treaty of Peace was signed in Belgium, which made the war stop right away.
True False
4. The Battle of New Orleans began on New Years Day.
True False
5. The British army’s plan was very good, but it was too complicated.
True False
Part 9: Events leading to the End of the War of 1812
1. During the Battle of New Orleans Americans would stand they and fight their battle instead of running away. True False
2. The entire battle Jackson was very excited and crazy.
True False
3. What type of battle did Britain have the best chance to push through the American forces? ______
4. The battle lasted about 2hrs. and the rag-tag United States army won.
True False
5. Women fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
True False
6. When the United States won the Battle of New Orleans they elected a new President. Who became the 7th President of the United States?
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