- 1. When did the War of 1812 begin?
A) June 18, 1812
B) July 4, 1776
C) July 14, 1789
D) September 11, 2001
- 2. Which country did the United States fight against in the War of 1812?
A) Russia
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Germany
- 3. Who was the President of the United States during the War of 1812?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
- 4. What was the main cause of the War of 1812?
A) Expansion of slavery
B) Taxation without representation
C) Impressment of American sailors
D) Border disputes
- 5. Which city was burned by the British during the War of 1812?
A) Boston
B) New York City
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Philadelphia
- 6. Who composed the poem that later became the lyrics for the U.S. national anthem during the War of 1812?
A) Langston Hughes
B) Walt Whitman
C) Francis Scott Key
D) Emily Dickinson
- 7. Which Native American leader played a key role in the War of 1812, siding with the British?
A) Crazy Horse
B) Geronimo
C) Sitting Bull
D) Tecumseh
- 8. Which treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
A) Treaty of Ghent
B) Treaty of Vienna
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of Versailles
- 9. Who famously said, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours' during the War of 1812?
A) Francis Scott Key
B) James Lawrence
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Oliver Hazard Perry
- 10. Which American city was attacked by the British in 1814, leading to the writing of the national anthem?
A) Boston
B) New York City
C) Philadelphia
D) Baltimore
- 11. Which Native American tribe allied with the British during the War of 1812 and was defeated at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
A) Apache
B) Creek
C) Sioux
D) Cherokee
- 12. Who was the British general who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans?
A) Robert Ross
B) Thomas Cochrane
C) Edward Pakenham
D) Horatio Nelson
- 13. Which American naval officer famously said, 'I have not yet begun to fight' during the War of 1812?
A) Matthew Perry
B) John Paul Jones
C) David Farragut
D) Stephen Decatur
- 14. Which U.S. Navy frigate became famous for its victories over British ships during the War of 1812?
A) USS Merrimack
B) USS Monitor
C) USS Constitution
D) USS Niagara
- 15. What was the last major battle of the War of 1812, fought after the peace treaty had been signed?
A) Battle of Lake Erie
B) Battle of Baltimore
C) Battle of Plattsburgh
D) Battle of New Orleans
- 16. What was the name of the British fort that was burned by American forces during the War of 1812, inspiring the U.S. national anthem?
A) Fort York
B) Fort Ticonderoga
C) Fort Sumter
D) Fort McHenry
- 17. The Battle of New Orleans, a major American victory, occurred after the war had officially ended due to delays in communication. Who led the American forces in this battle?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James Monroe
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
- 18. What British warship famously surrendered to the USS Constitution during the War of 1812, earning the American ship its nickname 'Old Ironsides'?
A) HMS Bounty
B) HMS Guerriere
C) HMS Victory
D) HMS Dreadnought
- 19. Which future U.S. President served as a young officer in the War of 1812, notably commanding the American troops at the Battle of Thames in which Tecumseh was killed?
A) William Henry Harrison
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Zachary Taylor
- 20. The burning of which important government building in Washington, D.C. symbolized a major British victory during the War of 1812?
A) White House
B) Supreme Court Building
C) US Capitol
D) Pentagon
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