War of 1812 Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. A British general who helped defend Upper Canada and died in battle.
  2. 7. American politicians who strongly supported going to war with Britain.
  3. 8. An Indigenous leader who tried to unite nations to stop American expansion.
  4. 9. The agreement signed in Europe that officially ended the War of 1812.
  5. 10. The American commander who surrendered Detroit to the British without fighting.
  6. 13. A very bloody battle fought in 1814 near Niagara Falls that ended without a clear winner.
  7. 15. The belief that Americans were meant to expand westward across North America.
  8. 18. A U.S. naval commander who won a key battle on Lake Erie.
  9. 19. An early battle in Upper Canada where British and Indigenous forces stopped an American invasion.
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  1. 1. The U.S. president who declared war on Britain in 1812.
  2. 2. The man who wrote a poem after watching a British attack on an American fort.
  3. 3. The early name of Toronto that was captured by American forces in 1813.
  4. 5. A European leader whose wars affected British trade and helped lead to the conflict.
  5. 6. A Canadian woman who warned British soldiers about an American attack.
  6. 7. An American general who fought Indigenous forces and later became president.
  7. 11. An American ship involved in an incident with a British warship that increased tensions before the war.
  8. 12. An American general who became famous for a major victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
  9. 14. A law that stopped trade in order to pressure Britain and France before the war.
  10. 16. A battle fought before the war that weakened Indigenous resistance.
  11. 17. The British practice of forcing American sailors to serve in the Royal Navy.