2. True or False 1.America prospered during the presidency of James Madison. 2. It was illegal to import slaves into the United States when Madison was President. 3. When Madison was President, California was not yet a state. 4. Americans founded an outpost on the Pacific coast when Madison was President. 5. The War of 1812 was fought to settle a dispute with France over land. FALSE TRUE FALSE

3. True or False 1.Alaska was once a possession of Russia. 2. Fort Astoria was the first permanent American outpost on the Pacific coast. 3. U.S. exports improved tremendously soon after Madison took office. 4. The National Road was the first big public improvement project undertaken in the United States. 5. The War of 1812 added a large amount of territory to the United States. TRUE FALSE

4. War of 1812 Opposition to the war Delegates to Hartford Convention threatened to secede Early Days of War American armed forces ill-equipped and untrained U.S. wins victories at sea War in the West Invasion of Canada Americans win Battle of Lake Erie and others Final Battles British burn Washington, D.C. but fail to take Baltimore American victory at New Orleans African American volunteers play important role Peace treaty restores prewar conditions

5. Across: 1. This man was the fourth President of the United States. 3. America declared war on this nation in 1812. 5. This man wrote America’s national anthem. 9. This man led American forces at the Battle of New Orleans. 10. This outpost was the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast. Down: 2. In 1808 it became illegal to import these into the United States. 4. In 1809 most Americans lived on this side of the Appalachian Mountains. 6. This country established a colony in Spanish California in 1812. 7. The National Road began at this town in Maryland. 8. The War Hawks hoped to make this country part of the United States. 1. James Madison 3. Great Britain 5. Francis Scott Key 9. Andrew Jackson 10. Fort Astoria 2. slaves 4. east 6. Russia 7. Cumberland 8. Canada