THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
He believed Great Britain would not honor the Treaty of Ghent.
|
|
|
He had not yet received word of the war’s end.
|
|
|
The Treaty of Ghent had not yet been signed.
|
|
|
General Jackson wanted to make sure all British had been killed
|
Detailed explanation-1: -What is the most likely reason General Jackson continued fighting in New Orleans after the war had ended? a. He believed Great Britain would not honor the Treaty of Ghent.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Revolutionary War, he and his brother were captured by the British, and, according to Jackson, an officer slashed Jackson’s face with his sword. This instilled in him a hatred for the British that would remain for most his life.
Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, the British official who brought the treaty to the United States also brought a copy of the British ratification and had instructions to stop hostilities only if the United States ratified the treaty with no changes. What this meant was that fighting had to continue.
Detailed explanation-4: -After winning a major battle in this war, Jackson was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army, with command of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The British were headed toward Louisiana in late 1814, and Jackson was anxious to avenge his Revolutionary War experience.
Detailed explanation-5: -On this day in 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped army to victory against 8, 000 British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson became a hero (and later the seventh president of the United States).