This future president routed British forces in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.
6.
Future president William Henry Harrison and 1,000 troops defeated Indian forces in the 1811 Battle of ________________ in Indiana.
8.
This American city was burned to the ground in retaliation for the American burning of York, Canada.
9.
Many of the major battles of the War of 1812 were fought in or along the Great _______________.
1.
Fort McHenry, in this important port city, was bombarded by British forces for 25 hours. In the end, however, the massive flag was still there.
3.
This fort, along Lake Michigan, was the site of a terrible massacre conducted by Indians on settlers heading to Fort Wayne. It was also the future site of Chicago, Illinois.
4.
This man, who would become the 9th president, won several decisive battles in the War of 1812.
5.
This man wrote the Star Spangles Banner while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
6.
This great Shawnee warrior aligned his forces with the British after he learned that American forces had burned the Indian village of Prophetstown during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
7.
At the end of the War of 1812, America had been unsuccessful in its quest to invade this country to the north.