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War of 1812
Review Power Point
This review power point will help you
prepare for the War of 1812 Unit Exam.
It reviews all the people you need to
know. You also need to study your notes,
take the Moodle quiz several times and
come to at least one review class.
Who Am I?
Battle of Plattsburgh
John Murray
• I am a British officer.
• I led a raid into the
Champlain Valley in
the summer of 1813
and burned many
buildings in
Plattsburgh.
Thomas Macdouough
• I was commander of
the American navy
during the Battle of
Plattsburgh.
• My ship was the
Saratoga and I am
called the “Hero of
Lake Champlain”.
• There is a street in
Plattsburgh named
after me.
Martin Aikin
• A group of boys from
the Plattsburgh
Academy fought
during the battle.
• I was their leader.
George Izard
• I was commander of
the American army
before the Battle of
Plattsburgh.
• I was ordered to take
most of the men to
Sackets Harbor.
• Even though we knew
the British were going
to attack Plattsburgh,
I had to follow orders.
Sir George Prevost
• I was the leader of the
British army at the
Battle of Plattsburgh.
• After we lost the naval
battle I ordered a
retreat.
• I was blamed for the
defeat.
Noah and Adam Brown
• We built the Saratoga
and several of the
other ships used to
defeat the British at
the Battle of
Plattsburgh
George Downie
• I am a British officer.
• I was commander of
the British navy but
was killed early in the
Battle of Plattsburgh.
• My ship was the
Confiance.
Alexander Macomb
• I was the commander
of the American army
at the Battle of
Plattsburgh.
• There is a street in
Plattsburgh named
after me.
Benjamin Mooers
• I was commander of
the Clinton County
militia during the
Battle of Plattsburgh.
Robert Henley
• I was an American
officer.
• During the naval part
of the battle, I
commanded the
Eagle.
Peter Sailley
• I was a local
Plattsburgh
businessman.
• I served as a supply
agent for American
troops in Plattsburgh.
• There is an avenue
named after me.
Zebulon Pike
• During the winter of
1812 – 1813 I built a
cantonment in
Plattsburgh
• I was killed at York in
the summer of 1813.
Stephen Cassin
• I was an American
officer.
• During the naval part
of the battle, I
commanded the
Ticonderoga.
Who Am I?
American Political and
Military Leaders
William Bainbridge
• I was commander of
the USS Constitution
when we defeated
HMS Java in 1812.
Winfield Scott
• I was an American
army officer.
• I was wounded and
captured at
Queenston in 1812.
• I led the army to
victory at Chippewa in
1814.
William Henry Harrison
• I defeated The
Prophet at the Battle
of Tippecanoe in
1811.
• I also won the Battle
of the Thames in
1813.
• Later I was elected
President of the
United States.
John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay and I
were the two
American negotiators
at the Treaty of Ghent
in December of 1814.
• Later I was elected
President of the
United States.
Francis Scott Key
• I watched the
bombardment of Ft.
McHenry from an
American ship held by
the British.
• I was inspired to write
the poem that
became the Star
Spangled Banner.
Isaac Hull
• I was commander of
the USS Constitution
when we defeated
HMS Guerriere in
1812.
Oliver Hazard Perry
• In 1813 I won the
Battle of Lake Erie.
• In my report I said
“We have met the
enemy and they are
ours”.
Dolley Madison
• This First Lady saved
the portrait of George
Washington when the
British attacked and
burned Washington in
1814.
James Monroe
• I was the Secretary of
State at the beginning
of the War of 1812.
• I assumed the job of
Secretary of War after
the attack on
Washington.
• Later I was elected
President of the
United States.
Andrew Jackson
• In 1814 my soldiers
defeated the Creeks
at the Battle of
Horseshoe Bend.
• In January of 1815 we
won the Battle of New
Orleans.
• Later I was elected
President of the
United States.
Isaac Chauncey
• I was the American
naval commander on
Lake Ontario during
the War of 1812.
George Armistead
• I commanded the
American forces at Ft.
McHenry in
September of 1814.
• We did not surrender
despite the heavy
British bombardment.
Stephen Decatur
• I was commander of
the USS United
States when we
defeated HMS
Macedonian in 1812.
James Madison
• I was the President of
the United States
during the War of
1812.
Henry Clay
• I was a War Hawk
from Kentucky.
• I also served as one
of the American
negotiators at the
Treaty of Ghent in
December of 1812.
Jacob Brown
• In 1813 I stopped a
British attack on
Sackets Harbor.
• In 1814 I was
commander of the
American forces on
the Niagara Frontier.
Who Am I?
British Military Leaders
Tecumseh
• I was the Native
American leader who
helped defeat William
Hull at Detroit in
1812.
• I was killed at the
Battle of the Thames
in 1813.
Robert Ross
• I led the British forces
to victory at the Battle
of Bladensburg and
the burning of
Washington.
• I was killed in the
attack on Baltimore.
Isaac Brock
• I was the British
officer who defeated
William Hull at Ft.
Detroit in 1812.
• I was killed at the
Battle of Queenston
later that year.
Alexander Cochran
• I was a British Vice
Admiral.
• I ordered hit and run
raids in the
Chesapeake Bay
area in the summer of
1813.
• I commanded the
attacks on
Washington and
Baltimore in 1814.
James Yeo
• I was the commander
– in – chief of the
naval forces in
Canada during the
War of 1812.
• I built the British fleet
on Lake Ontario.
George Cockburn
• I was a British Rear
Admiral.
• I conducted raids in the
Chesapeake Bay area in
both 1813 and 1814.
• I was involved in the
burning of Washington.
• I helped eat the dinner
prepared for the
President before my
troops burned the
White House.
Sir Edward Pakenham
• I was a British officer.
• Andrew Jackson beat
me at the Battle of
New Orleans in
January of 1815.
Good Luck!