Author Question: In 1814, the British A. seized Washington and set fire to the White House. B. repulsed the ... (Read 32 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans

A. gave the British control of the Mississippi River.

B. resulted in hundreds of American deaths.

C. took place weeks after the war had officially ended.

D. saw inexperienced British troops face battle-hardened American forces.

E. saw the British lay siege to the city for nearly a month.

Question 2

Following the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote

A. The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

B. Yankee Doodle.

C. The Star-Spangled Banner.

D. The Pledge of Allegiance.

E. Stars and Stripes Forever.

Question 3

The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812

A. was signed on New Year's Day, 1815.

B. began an improvement in relations between England and the United States.

C. was reluctantly negotiated by the British.

D. put huge areas of the new lands under the control of the United States.

E. included the condition that the United States create an Indian buffer state in the Northwest.

Question 4

In 1814, the British

A. seized Washington and set fire to the White House.

B. repulsed the United States from Florida.

C. took control of the Ohio Valley.

D. forced the surrender of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

E. established naval supremacy on the Atlantic Ocean.