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Quarter 3 Unit 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the poem that became the Star-Spangled Banner (our national anthem)?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Meriwether Lewis

2.

Who was the Shoshone woman who served as a translator and guide for the Corp of Discovery/Lewis and Clark?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

Molly Pitcher

3.

Under Thomas Jefferson, the ___________________________________ was a huge piece of land that the US purchased from France for $15 million.

a)

New York

b)

Oregon Land Mass

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Canada

4.

The group of Lewis and Clark and 30 men was konwn as the _________________________________________ and they were sent to explore the new territory.

a)

Mountain People

b)

Colonial Explorers

c)

Crew

d)

Corps of Discovery

5.

Who was Thomas Jefferson's personal secretary that was sent on the expedition as an outdoorsman who loved plants and animals?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Francis Scott Key

6.

Who was one of the leaders of the Corps of Discovery who made maps and kept journals and notes?

a)

William Clark

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

Francis Scott Key

7.

What was known as "Old Hickory?" He was the commander of US forces in the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans. (Hint: our school is named after him!!!!)

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

William Clark

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Meriwether Lewis

8.

________________________________ occurred when British sailors would board American ships and force American sailors to fight with them against France. (Hint: This was a cause of the War of 1812).

a)

Impressment

b)

Mismanagement

c)

Shipwreck

9.

The Star Spangled Banner (our national anthem) was written during the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key when the British attacked ____________________________________.

a)

Boston

b)

Fort McHenry

c)

Canada

d)

Yorktown

10.

Andrew Jackson's army made up of volunteer farmers, frontiersmen, African Americans, Choctaw tribesmen, and pirates were able to defeat the British at the _________________________________________ in 1814.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Battle of Saratoga

11.

The War of 1812 was mostly caused by British forcing American sailors to fight with them against ___________________________.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Belgium

d)

Germany

12.

The only time a foreign force has taken the US Capitol was for one day in 1814. It was taken by the ______________________ when they set fire to Washington DC and burned the White House.

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Canadians

d)

British

13.

In Washington DC, the British burned the Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and the ____________________________________.

a)

Zoo

b)

Lincoln Memorial

c)

White House

d)

Smithsonian Institute