Socials 1812

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Across
  1. 2. A battle where American forces defeated Tecumseh’s confederacy.
  2. 5. A Canadian heroine who warned British forces of an American attack.
  3. 7. The practice of Britain forcing sailors into the British navy.
  4. 11. An American general who fought Indigenous forces and later became president.
  5. 12. The U.S. president who led the country during the War of 1812.
  6. 14. An American warship attacked by a British ship, angering the United States.
  7. 16. An American naval commander who won an important battle on Lake Erie.
  8. 19. The agreement signed in 1814 that officially ended the War of 1812.
  9. 20. U.S. politicians who strongly supported going to war with Britain.
Down
  1. 1. A major and bloody battle of the War of 1812 fought in 1814 near Niagara that ended with no clear winner.
  2. 3. An American general who surrendered Fort Detroit to the British without a fight.
  3. 4. The man who wrote the words to the American national anthem.
  4. 6. A law that stopped trade with other countries to avoid war but hurt the U.S. economy.
  5. 8. A Shawnee leader who tried to unite Indigenous nations to resist American expansion.
  6. 9. The capital of Upper Canada (now Toronto) that was captured by American forces.
  7. 10. The belief that the United States was meant to expand west across North America.
  8. 13. An American general who became famous for winning the Battle of New Orleans.
  9. 15. A key War of 1812 battle where Isaac Brock was killed defending Canada.
  10. 17. A British general who helped defend Canada and died at Queenston Heights.
  11. 18. The French leader whose wars in Europe affected British and American relations.