THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The agreement restored “all territory, places and possessions whatsoever, taken by either party from the other during the war” as they had been before the war. Termed “status quo ante bellum”-status quo before the war-the treaty changed nothing in terms of territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war lasted 32 months and ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent on February 17, 1815.
Detailed explanation-3: -On February 16, 1815, the day President James Madison sent the Treaty of Ghent to the Senate, senators approved it unanimously. With ratification of this treaty, the War of 1812 came to an end.
Detailed explanation-4: -A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade.