War of 1812 Practice Quiz
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Which of the following came to fruition as a direct result of the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Check all that apply.
The Louisiana Purchase
The burning of Prophetstown
The strengthening of Shawnee allegiance to the British cause
The Treaty of Fort Wayne
All Correct Points:
1 / 1
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Explanation:
Native Americans did not need the British to provide them with reasons to take issue with Anglo-
Americans as white settlers poured onto Indian lands in steadily increasing numbers. The Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa, who, along with his brother Tecumseh, vigorously opposed U.S. expansion efforts, led a force of Native Americans who engaged with American troops at the Battle of Tippecanoe
in November 1811. Both sides suffered casualties, but the governor of the Indiana Territory, General William Henry Harrison, burned the Shawnee village of Prophetstown, which contributed to an increased appreciation for the British cause among the nativist Shawnee.
Which of the following groups opposed initiating war with Great Britain in 1812?
Federalists
The Madison administration
“War Hawks”
Points:
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Explanation:
“War Hawks”—most notably congressmen Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun—desired to go to war with Great Britain under the banner of preserving the liberty that the Revolutionary generation fought for. Initially desirous of remaining neutral, President James Madison agreed with Clay and Calhoun by April 1812. Though Federalists did believe that the British violated the national sovereignty of the United States by impressing American seamen, restricting American trade with the rest of Europe via the British Order of Council, and attacking American cargo ships en route to France, they did not support going to war with Great Britain. The Federalists raised many concerns, arguing that the young republic lacked the financial and military resources to fight a war and fearing that the United States would foster an undesired alliance with Napoleon’s France. Federalists opposed attacking British strongholds in neighboring Canada, an action that the “War Hawks” promoted.
Which of the following events led to U.S. acquisition of more than 20 million acres of land?
The American naval victory on Lake Champlain
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The signing of the Treaty of Fort Wayne
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Explanation:
A civil war between factions of Creek Indians raged concurrently with the War of 1812 as the nativist Red Sticks battled accommodationist Creek leaders who satisfied the seemingly endless Anglo-
American demand for land. The Battle of Horseshoe Bend in March 1814 effectively ended this internal
struggle as U.S. General Andrew Jackson led some 3,000 militia and Indian allies against 1,000 Red Sticks. Some 800 Red Sticks perished, and the remainder fled to Florida, where they allied with nativist
Seminoles to continue their struggle, while the remaining Creeks ceded another 20 million acres of land to the United States in the wake of the battle.
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.
Statement
Tru
e
Fals
e
Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Ghent once both realized
neither would emerge victorious in the war.
T
British troops under Sir Edward Pakenham scored a decisive victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
F
British and American negotiators established the conditions in the Treaty of Ghent prior to the Battle of New Orleans.
T
Points:
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Explanation:
Though both Great Britain and the United States could claim military victories in several battles that took place during the War of 1812, neither country felt it could win the war. Thus, British and American
delegations met in the neutral city of Ghent in what is now Belgium in August 1814. The negotiations dragged on until late that year, when, on Christmas Eve 1814, the delegates announced the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The treaty provided for a return to normal relations between Great Britain and the
United States as they existed prior to the war. In addition, Britain dropped its territorial demands, and the United States discontinued its demands for the British to denounce impressment—a practice the British ceased before the war ended.
Though British and American delegates signed the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, news of the
agreement did not cross the Atlantic until February 1815. In the meantime, American and British troops engaged in battles along the southern Gulf Coast, first at Mobile, Alabama, and then at New Orleans. Under General Andrew Jackson, American troops, including 600 free African American volunteers, engaged with British general Sir Edward Pakenham’s troops on January 8, 1815. The Americans killed more than 2,000 British troops, including Pakenham and two other generals, in less than one hour. By comparison, Jackson lost only thirteen men. By mid-February 1815, Washington became aware of Jackson’s victory and the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which restored peace between Great Britain and the United States.
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