Quiz: Trivia Facts You Don't Know About Battle Of New Orleans!
The Battle of Orleans was a fight between the British army under the leadership of Sir Edward and the United States under the leadership of Andrew Jackson. The Americans, who had constructed sophisticated earthworks, won a decisive victory against the British assault. Take up the quiz and see what you remember about the 1815 battle for New Orleans.
- 1.The British attacked New Orleans ______ .
- A.
Through Lake Borgne, using a bayou to enter below New Orleans.
- B.
By sailing the whole fleet up the Mississippi .
- C.
Using Lake Pontchartrain and through Bayou St. John .
- D.
Marching overland, going through Baton Rouge and attacking New Orleans from the north.
- 2.What was the main reason the British tried to bribe Jean Lafitte and his Baratarians to help them?
- A.
To start an uprising among the French Creole population in New Orleans .
- B.
To guide them through Barataria Bay to New Orleans .
- C.
To provide the British with slaves.
- D.
To attack American shipping.
- 3.The British considered Napoleon's sale of Louisiana to the Americans as fraudulent because ______ .
- A.
The British did not recognize the U.S. as a country.
- B.
It was not approved by the British Parliament .
- C.
The Mississippi was discovered by an English explorer .
- D.
The British considered Napoleon an usurper .
- 4.The artillery duel between when the British tried to blast the Americans out of their position took place on _____ .
- A.
Jan 1 , 1815
- B.
Dec 28, 1814
- C.
Jan 8, 1815
- D.
Dec 23, 1814.
- 5.Which item did Jean Lafitte supply that proved critical to the Battle of New Orleans ?
- A.
Flints
- B.
Slaves
- C.
Maps
- D.
Gold
- 6.Pakenham sent a letter to Jackson deploring the American practice of _______ , considered as not abiding by the 'rules' of warfare as conducted in Europe .
- A.
Taking scalps
- B.
Poisoning wells
- C.
Offering money to desert
- D.
Killing sentries at night
- 7.On the main battle of Jan 8, 1815, the British had _____ killed and the Americans ______ killed .
- A.
1,287 147
- B.
5,121 225
- C.
877 63
- D.
291 13
- 8.The British were able to send much more men and material to the North American theater of war after April, 1814 because _______ .
- A.
Napoleon abdicated
- B.
Great victories in Canada
- C.
Spain entered the war on the British side
- D.
Washington was burned
- 9.After Pakenham was killed on the battlefield, his body was ______ .
- A.
Never found
- B.
Buried at sea
- C.
Shipped to England in a cask of rum
- D.
Buried in New Orleans
- 10.At the time of the battle, the population of New Orleans was about ______ .
- A.
100, 000
- B.
350,000
- C.
12,000
- D.
25,000
- 11.Jan 8, the day of the main battle of New Orleans, was a popular public holiday in America until _____ .
- A.
The Mexican War
- B.
WWI when it was made illegal as to not to anger the British
- C.
The death of Andrew Jackson
- D.
The Civil War
- 12.Before the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson had been fighting ________ .
- A.
The Creeks in Alabama
- B.
The Seminoles in Florida
- C.
The Spanish in Texas
- D.
The Baratarians in Louisiana
- 13.The Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812,was signed the same day as ______ .
- A.
The Battle of the Gunboats Dec 14, 1814
- B.
The day of the night attack Dec 23, 1814
- C.
The day of the Grand Reconnaissance Dec 28, 1814
- D.
The day of the main battle, Jan 8, 1815
- E.
The day of the artillery duel, Jan 1, 1815
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