SS Weekly Week 14

Why did many American Indians believe that joining the British side of the war would be beneficial to them?

• The British paid the American Indians more money to fight than the Americans did.

• They were concerned about losing more of their land and resources.

• They believed that the British would control more land across the world.

• The British forced them to fight by imprisoning their chiefs.

Why were Americans encouraged to move westward in the mid-1800s?

• There was no space left in eastern settlements.

• The government made it illegal for residents to stay on the eats coast.

• Western land had more resources as there were many large cities out west.

• Western land was cheap and families needed very little money to build homes.

Which of the following animals used by the American Indians were mistreated and misused by the settlers?

• giraffe

• bison/buffalo

• emy

• otters

What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner?

• the American victory at Fort McHenry

• the American defeat at Fort McHenry

• the American victory at Washington, D.C.

• the American defeat at Washington, D.C.

What is a national anthem?

• a song that tells how birthdays are celebrated in a country

• a song written when a country is founded

• a song chosen to represent a country and its values

• a song that tells the story of the founding of a country

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

• William Scott

• Francis Williams

• Francis Scott Key

• Alicia Keys

How was the treatment of British and American sailors similar during the blockades and impressment?

• They were both targeted for military experience and trained for future battles.

• They were both sentenced to pay fines for entering British territory.

• They were both paid to serve for the British Navy.

• They were both captured and forced to serve in the British military.

Which of the following sentences best explains the term impressment?

• Later, the French set up a blockade of the British Isles.

• American ships couldn’t trade in either area without risking being captured by the British or the French.

• If a British and American ship met, sailors from the British ship would take any British sailors from the American ship as prisoners.

• The U.S. did not like this treatment of American sailors at all.

What is a blockade?

• the closing of a store due to limited stock

• the closing of an area to stop people or goods from entering or leaving a place

• the opening of a store due to restocking

• the opening of an area which encourages people to leave and trade

How did the USS Constitution earn the nickname Old Ironsides?

• Bullets stuck into its siding.

• Cannonballs seemed to bounce off its sides.

• It was made of cast iron.

• It was named for the first general to man the ship.