War of 1812 Puzzle
Across
- 5. / An American officer who became famous by defeating a British squadron by Lake Erie
- 6. / Led the successful defense of the province early in the war of 1812
- 8. / Ninth president of the United States known to have the shortest residency in all of American history
- 11. / Nationalistic, young, congressmen, who pursued war against North America
- 12. / a famous Shawnee chief who resisted against the Americans trying to expand on their land
- 13. / a peace treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain
- 14. / A former US general who was brought back at the age of 60 to lead an army to battle against the British. However, they lost, which led to the controversial surrender of Fort Detroit
- 17. / Lundy's Lane / a place where the Americans battled with the British causing one of the bloodiest battles of the war but caused the Americans to stop attacking Upper Canada
- 19. / a 19th century belief that the US was destined by God to expand and dominate land across North America
Down
- 1. / British forces beat an American invasion, leading to their surrender along with the death of General Issac Brock
- 2. / Fourth president of the United States
- 3. / the Capitol of Upper Canada and a strategic military base
- 4. / Wrote a poem called, “Defence of Fort M'Henry" which inspired the American national anthem the “Star Spangled Banner”
- 7. / Canadian Heronine who trekked 32 kilometers to warn the British of impending American attack leading them to win
- 9. / a Famous French officer whose ongoing war was an indirect cause of the war of 1812
- 10. / The forced conscription of men into the military during war, specifically by the British Royal Navy
- 15. / a famous us ship
- 16. / Seventh President of the United States
- 18. / a government ban on all trade with foreign countries often due to war
- 20. / Battle between William Henry Harrisonn and Tecumseh that led to the war of 1812, and prompted Tecumseh to rally his forces with the British