WAR OF 1812 WORD SEARCH PUZZLE #1

DIRECTIONS:  

(1)  Answer the following trivia questions.  The number of letters in the answer (excluding spaces) is given in parentheses at the end of the question.                     

(2) Find the answers in the letter grid below.  The answers will be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forward and back.  In addition, the answers snake around, meaning they make ninety degree turns at different points in the answer.  Also, the answers in the grid can overlap each other. However, vertical or horizontal answers will only snake vertically or horizontally.  Diagonal clues will only snake diagonally.  

Example: If two separate answers are Washington and Cornwallis, possible clue configurations are as follows:

Note that Washington only snakes vertically and horizontally and Cornwallis only snakes diagonally.

(3) When you cross out all the answers in the grid, you will be left with two clues to another puzzle.  The clues can be found in two ways.  First, read all the uncrossed out letters.  The first clue reads left to right, top to bottom.  The second clue reads right to left, bottom to top.  The ends of the two clues meet somewhere in the middle. 

TRIVIA QUESTIONS

What was Upper Canada named?  (7)

What did the British navy do to American sailors that infuriated the United States? (11)

What June 1807 event involved a British warship and an American frigate and exacerbated tensions between the two nations? (23)

Prior to the war, what was the largest neutral fleet in the world?  (16)

What major war in Spain was the British Army engaged in when the War of 1812 broke out? (13)

In July 1812, this US fort was easily taken by British captain Roberts. (8)

What American General invaded Canada in July 1812? (11)

In August 1812, this Shawnee war chief attacked American troops led by Major Van Horne.  (8)

What August 1812 battle in Michigan was characterized by major communication problems and errors on both sides? (7)

On August 15, 1812 this engagement resulted in the capturing of the colors of the 4^th U.S. Infantry by the British 41^st Regiment.  The colors are still held in that regiment’s British museum. (14)

The first red star of the flag of Chicago represents the battle or massacre at this location.  (12)

In December 1812, the USS Constitution earned this nickname.  (12)

Against what British frigate did the Constitution earn its nickname? (7)

This October 1812 battle was an American attempt to gain a foothold on the Canadian side of the Niagra River. (16)

Who was the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the War? (14)

Who was US Secretary of War after Eustis left office?  (15)

Who was the commander of the USS Constitution when she captured the HMS Macedonian? (7)

What Captain famously cried out “Don’t give up the ship! Hold on men!” (8)

What city was the base of the Royal Navy and which greatly profited from naval actions during the war? (7)

This January 1813 battle resulted in the massacre of wounded American prisoners, mostly Kentucky militia, by Indians under whose guard they had been left.  (10)

This small February 1813 New York battle cleared British supply lines for the remainder of the war.  (10)

In 1813, this New York town was made US Naval Headquarters on the Great Lakes for the war.  (13)

What British Admiral was commander-in-chief of the North American Station from 1813-1814? (10)

The British encouraged American slaves to come over to the crown and join the 3^rd Colonial Battalion on this Chesapeake Island.  (7)

The unsuccessful April and May 1813 siege of this fort ended British plans to invade Ohio and Indiana.  (5)  

This April 27, 1813 battle resulted in the American looting of the captured city and the burning of Parliament Buildings for which the British would later take revenge.  (4)

This June 1813 battle resulted in the capture of American commanders Chandler and Winder.  (11)

This June 1813 battle involves a folk tale that Canadian heroine Laura Secord warned the British of an American attack.  (10)

What US Navy brig spent July and August of 1813 prowling the coast of England? (8)

This August 1813 American victory in Ohio made George Croghan a hero.  (14)

This September 1813 naval battle was a decisive American victory for Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry.  (8)

This October 1813 battle near Chatham, Ontario resulted in reestablishing American control over the Northwest frontier.  (6)

This October 25, 1813 battle involved French Canadian and Mohawk Indians repulsing an American attempt to invade Canada.  (11)

On December 15, 1813 the Americans set fire to this village.  (6)

After the December 19, 1813 capture of this fort, British troops proceeded to burn American villages and soon after did the same to Buffalo, New York. (6)

This March 1814 Alabama battle ended the Creek War.  (13)

In 1814, the abdication of this European leader allowed the British to send 15,000 additional troops to fight in North America. (8)

General Winfield Scott used the 1791 Manual of the French Revolutionary Army to drill his troops prior to this decisive July 1814 American victory.  (8)

This July 1814 battle fought at Niagra Falls was bloody on both sides but indecisive. (10)

This July 1814 battle was fought to gain control of the strategic intersection of the Mississippi River and the Fox-Wisoconsin Waterway.  (14)

On August 13, 1814, Americans burned down a base that had been established by Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDouall here.  (14)

What August 24, 1814 battle resulted in a decisive British victory? (11)

What August 1814 event embarrassed the United States? (19) 

What famous building was almost completely burned and ransacked in the above event? (10)

This is the site of the bloodiest battlefield in Canadian history. (8)

What September 1814 naval battle kept Britain from completely controlling the Great Lakes? (11)

In September 1814, Sherbrooke of the British Army captured a number of cities in this state and convinced the majority of its residents to swear allegiance to the King.  (5)

The Star Spangled Banner was composed from a poem written during this September 1814 battle? (9)

What American region refused to provide men or finances to the war effort? (10)

The War of 1812 ended with a peace treaty signed in this Netherlands city.  (5)

On January 8, 1815, this battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero. (10)

This final battle of the war was fought on February 11, 1815 and won by the British.  (10)