The War of 1812

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Across
  1. 2. British belief: once a subject, always a subject (of the British monarch).
  2. 4. The name of the Fort that guarded against British invasion into Baltimore.
  3. 6. Key thought morale was _______ at the time.
  4. 9. Another reason for the war, according to a cartoon from the time.
  5. 11. Name for those who were pro-war in 1812.
  6. 12. When the British forced American sailors into becoming part of the British Navy.
  7. 13. An ___________ (refusing to trade with) didn't work against Great Britain.
  8. 15. The British were __________ the Native Americans along the frontier.
  9. 17. How many stars were on the Flag when Key wrote his poem?
Down
  1. 1. The _________ of 1776 was something to live up to, according to the generation facing the War of 1812.
  2. 3. The war of 1812 was one of America's most __________ wars.
  3. 5. Another word for an excuse, to mislead people about the real causes of the war.
  4. 7. One reason for the war, according to a cartoon from the time.
  5. 8. Some hot-headed American statesmen wanted to take over British ______________.
  6. 10. The British saw themselves as __________ of Europe, keeping people free from Napoleon's rule.
  7. 14. The War of 1812 was our second war of __________________.
  8. 16. The vote to enter the war won __________ in Congress.