Canadian history: The War of 1812

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. The Loyalists settled mainly
   
   

   a) in Louisiana and Virginia.
   b) in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.
   c) in southern Quebec and southern Ontario.
   d) on Indian territory throughout the Ohio Valley.




2. Two major areas of conflict during the War of 1812 were
   
   

   a) Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario.
   b) the Columbia River Valley and Oregon.
   c) the Mississippi Valley and the upper Ohio Valley.
   d) the Red River and Rupert’s Land.




3. The American commander who surrendered at Detroit was
   
   

   a) Issac Brock.
   b) General Hull.
   c) George Washington.
   d) Benedict Arnold.




4. The British commander killed at Queenston Heights was
   
   

   a) Issac Brock.
   b) General Hull.
   c) General Wolfe.
   d) the Duke of Wellington.




5. Laura Secord
   
   

   a) warned the British about an American attack.
   b) warned the Americans about a British attack.
   c) was the first woman to visit Niagara Falls.
   d) opened a candy store in Montreal in 1813.




6. The Indian chief who aided the British and died in the Battle of the Thames was
   
   

   a) Chief Joseph Brant.
   b) Louis Riel.
   c) Tecumseh.
   d) Donacona.




7. The War of 1812 was settled by
   
   

   a) the Treaty of Ghent.
   b) the Treaty of Utrecht.
   c) the Treaty of Paris.
   d) the Treaty of Berlin.

Answer key	1. c	6. c
	2. a	7. a
	3. b
	4. a
	5. a

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