3.12 The War of 1812

#1. Where was Major-General Robert Ross buried after his death in the War of 1812?

Toronto, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

Quebec City, Quebec

Halifax, Nova Scotia

#2. The Canadians burn down the White House and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. in retaliation for Americans burning down the Government House and Parliament buildings in York.

TRUE

FALSE

#3. Who defeated Napolean in 1815?

The Duke of Wellington

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

Major-General Robert Ross

#4. Who supported the British soldiers in defending Canada during the US invasion of 1812?

Select all that apply:

Canadian volunteers

Vikings

Russians

First Nations allies

#5. Who was Chief Tecumseh?

Chief of the Hurons

Chief of the Shawnees

Chief of the Iraquois

Chief of the Algonquins

#6. Who helped defend Canada against American invasion in the War of 1812-14?

Select all that apply:

Russians

British troops

First Nations allies

Canadian volunteers, including French-Canadian militiamen

#7. Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnees supported American soldiers during the War of 1812.

True

False

#8. What happed in the Battle of Trafalgar?

The allied forces invaded Germany

Canadians defeated the American invasion

The British defeated the French to lay claim to Canada

The Royal Navy defeated Napoleon’s fleet and became the top naval power in the world

#9. The War of 1812 ensured that Canada would remain independent of the US.

False

True

#10. When did the Battle of Trafalgar happen?

1820

1815

1810

1805

#11. What led to the US invasion of Canada in 1812?

Resentment at Canadian interference with the slave trade in the US

A desire to acquire Canadian natural resources

A desire to capture Niagara Falls

American resentment at British interference with their shipping trade during the Napoleonic wars

#12. The present-day border between the USA and Canada is partly an outcome of the War of 1812.

False

True

#13. The French Canadiens did not help the British ward off the American invasion of 1812.

True

False

#14. When did the Canadians burn down the White House and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. in retaliation for Americans burning down the Government House and Parliament buildings in York?

1813

1814

1812

1810

#15. When did the Americans burn down the Government House and the Parliament Buildings in York (present-day Toronto)?

1814

1810

1813

1812

#16. Who financed the costly Canadian defense system against the American invasion during the War of 1812?

The Aboriginals

The British

The French

The Russians

#17. Who led the expedition from Nova Scotia to burn down the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1814?

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

Chief Tecumseh

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

Major-General Robert Ross

#18. Who played a direct role in the founding of Canada’s national capital, Ottawa?

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

The Duke of Wellington

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

Major-General Robert Ross

#19. The American attempt to conquer Canada in 1812 had failed by which year?

1810

1813

1812

1814

#20. In 1813, who turned back 4000 American invaders at Châteauguay with the help of only 460 soldiers (mostly French Canadiens)?

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

Chief Tecumseh

John Graves Simcoe

#21. Who captured Detroit but was killed defending Queenston Heights near Niagara Falls during the War of 1812?

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

Chief Tecumseh

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

John Graves Simcoe

#22. The British-paid Canadian defense system against American invasion in the War of 1812 included:

Select all that apply:

Citadels at Halifax and Québec City

Fort Henry at Kingston

Tanks

Naval drydock at Halifax

#23. How did The Duke of Wellington play a direct role in the founding of Ottawa, Canada’s national capital?

He chose Bytown (Ottawa) as the endpoint of the Rideau Canal, part of a network of forts to prevent the USA from invading Canada again

He liked Ottawa for its natural beauty and chose it as the Capital of Canada

He held a referendum to ask Canadians what the capital city should be

He did not like Toronto and wanted the capital of Canada to be Ottawa

#24. When did the US invade Canada?

June 1815

August 1812

June 1812

August 1815

#25. Chief Tecumseh opposed expansion of the US into Native American lands.

True

False

#26. Who was Laura Secord?

She was a pioneer wife who made a dangerous 30 km journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack, contributing to Canada’s victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams

She was the first woman publisher in Canada

She was the founder of the Laura Secord Chocolate company

She was the first woman MP in Canada

#27. Naval battles also happened on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.

False

True

Results

#1. Where was Major-General Robert Ross buried after his death in the War of 1812?

#2. The Canadians burn down the White House and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. in retaliation for Americans burning down the Government House and Parliament buildings in York.

#3. Who defeated Napolean in 1815?

#4. Who supported the British soldiers in defending Canada during the US invasion of 1812?

#5. Who was Chief Tecumseh?

#6. Who helped defend Canada against American invasion in the War of 1812-14?

#7. Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnees supported American soldiers during the War of 1812.

#8. What happed in the Battle of Trafalgar?

#9. The War of 1812 ensured that Canada would remain independent of the US.

#10. When did the Battle of Trafalgar happen?

#11. What led to the US invasion of Canada in 1812?

#12. The present-day border between the USA and Canada is partly an outcome of the War of 1812.

#13. The French Canadiens did not help the British ward off the American invasion of 1812.

#14. When did the Canadians burn down the White House and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. in retaliation for Americans burning down the Government House and Parliament buildings in York?

#15. When did the Americans burn down the Government House and the Parliament Buildings in York (present-day Toronto)?

#16. Who financed the costly Canadian defense system against the American invasion during the War of 1812?

#17. Who led the expedition from Nova Scotia to burn down the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1814?

#18. Who played a direct role in the founding of Canada’s national capital, Ottawa?

#19. The American attempt to conquer Canada in 1812 had failed by which year?

#20. In 1813, who turned back 4000 American invaders at Châteauguay with the help of only 460 soldiers (mostly French Canadiens)?

#21. Who captured Detroit but was killed defending Queenston Heights near Niagara Falls during the War of 1812?

#22. The British-paid Canadian defense system against American invasion in the War of 1812 included:

#23. How did The Duke of Wellington play a direct role in the founding of Ottawa, Canada’s national capital?

#24. When did the US invade Canada?

#25. Chief Tecumseh opposed expansion of the US into Native American lands.

#26. Who was Laura Secord?

#27. Naval battles also happened on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.