The War of 1812 Mr. Arnold (Ft. England, Lyrxo France [Archives], James Madison, Thomas Jefferson & United States Government)

The War of 1812
Lesson 4

Do Now – Answer the questions below.
____ 1. Why was Britain arming Native Americans living along the western frontier with weapons?
(a) To help out Native Americans that the British believed deserved proper treatment.
(b) To disrupt American settlers and slow down America’s westward expansion.
(c) To trick Native Americans into starting conflicts with neighboring Native American tribes.
(d) To steal land from Native Americans along the western frontier.

____ 2. Which of the following statement would the “War Hawks” most likely agree with?
(a) America should remain neutral in all foreign affairs.
(b) American merchants should trade freely with Britain and France.
(c) America should fight a war against France because Napoléon Bonaparte was a threat to democracy in Europe.
(d) America should fight a war against Britain because Britain had been supplying Native Americans with weapons.

____ 3. Why did the United States declare war against Britain in 1812?
(a) Britain and France were joining forces in Europe and President Madison worried they were becoming a too powerful alliance.
(b) Britain sunk several U.S. navy ships stationed in east coast ports.
(c) Britain attacked several forts along the east coast of the United States.
(d) James Madison and the War Hawks convinced Congress that Britain’s recent actions needed to be punished through a war.



4. Which side does the artist of this picture support: America or Britain? Explain. (2 sentences)