b is correct. the explanation to b also includes that the war had already ended, and it is true that it had no significant impact

hi again wil,

revisions made. 🙂 i realized that if (b) is listed as the correct answer, then the answer key and explanation work. after careful reconsideration, i also decided to keep in “ultimately,” because while that word can mean “afterward,” it can also mean “in the grand scheme of things,” which does work here. more importantly, the current wording looks very much like something you’d see on the real apush exam. 🙂

it looks to me like (b) would be more or less true, since the british did withdraw from the battle of new orleans, although the statement in (b) that the british “ultimately lost the war” is a little odd, since “ultimately” suggests that the greater war was lost after the battle of new orleans, rather than before the battle concluded. and (c) doesn’t quite make sense either, nor does the explanation.

sorry about that, and thanks for bringing this to my attention. i’ll talk to the blog editors and make sure we can get that first practice question and explanation revised for clarity.