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bucstennis@aim.com · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why was Captain Oliver Perry's victory at the Battle of Put-in-Bay (Lake Erie) significant?

A) The United States won the War of 1812.
B) The British came to realize that Canada was indefensible and had to be abandoned.
C) The British lost control of Lake Erie and therefore pulled back from Detroit.
D) The president announced he would not run for reelection in order to focus on a U.S. victory in the war.
E) The American people turned to new political leadership in the next presidential election.

Question 2

Which of the following was not a reason the United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812?

A) An economic recession affected the South and West after 1808.
B) Many Americans believed that British policy was damaging America's economy.
C) President Madison's believed that Britain wished to eliminate the United States as an economic rival.
D) New England merchants wanted the government to protect their shipping.
E) Britain was impressing American sailors and violating American neutral rights.