CKLA Skills Unit 6 Chapter 7

What is the significance of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812?

• It was a small, insignificant fort
• It was the site of a major battle
• It was the third largest city in the United States
• It was a key port

What did the British hope to accomplish by taking Fort McHenry?

• They hoped to steal American supplies
• They hoped to capture American soldiers
• They hoped to destroy the fort
• They hoped to take the city of Baltimore

What did the people of Baltimore do to prepare for the British attack?

• They fled the city
• They did nothing
• They surrendered to the British
• They piled up supplies and set up walls

What did the people of Baltimore do to keep the British ships from getting too close to the city?

• They sank ships in the harbor
• They surrendered to the British
• They built a wall around the city
• They set fire to the harbor

Who was Mary Pickersgill?

• A U.S. soldier
• A Baltimore resident
• A British commander
• A local woman who made the Fort McHenry flag

Why did the soldiers at Fort McHenry need a new flag?

• They wanted a flag with more stars
• They wanted a bigger flag
• Their old flag was damaged
• They wanted a flag they could fly over the fort

How many stars and stripes did the Fort McHenry flag have?

• 50 stars and 13 stripes
• 13 stars and 13 stripes
• 15 stars and 15 stripes
• 20 stars and 20 stripes

What was different about the Fort McHenry flag compared to the U.S. flag?

• It had 15 stars and 15 stripes
• It had 20 stars and 20 stripes
• It had 13 stars and 13 stripes
• It had 50 stars and 13 stripes

How big was each star on the Fort McHenry flag?

• One foot across
• Two feet across
• Three feet across
• Four feet across

How big was each stripe on the Fort McHenry flag?

• Two feet tall and forty-two feet long
• One foot tall and twenty-one feet long
• Four feet tall and eighty-four feet long
• Three feet tall and sixty-three feet long