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WorksheetsGrade 5 Unit 6: An American Identity:
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the early 1800s the supply of textiles in the United States increased. How would this have affected the price of textiles for Americans?
Prices of textiles would not have changed much.
Textiles would cost less than they had in the past.
It would be cheaper to import textiles from Britain.
High prices would make textiles very expensive to buy.
What motivated Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner?
He was so proud of serving in the American Revolution with George Washington.
He was delighted to see the American flag after being imprisoned overnight on a British ship.
He was so excited when he learned about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
He was thrilled to survive the harsh winter at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
American inventor John Deere helped many America pioneers by
developing a steel plow for farmers
designing the Transcontinental Railroad
inventing an easier process for harvesting corn
patenting a machine for taking seeds out of cotton
The plantation system in the southern United States thrived because of the demand for
sugar
cotton
tobacco
peanuts
Which geographic factor contributed to the establishment of plantations in southern states?
Mild winters and warm summers
Protection from hurricane surges
Large amount of spring snow melt
Heavy rainfall in winter and summer
Which statement best describes how U.S. settlement patterns were changing in the early 1800s?
Most people lived in large urban centers.
Urban areas of the North were rapidly increasing.
Southerners were moving from the South to the North
Population in the North was decreasing as people moved to the West.
Which policy caused tension between northern factory owners and southern plantation owners?
Censoring books about slavery
Allowing workers to go on strike
Granting voting rights to women
Placing tariffs on imported goods
Which group was most impacted by Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin?
Southern plantation owners
Northern factory owners
Gold prospectors
American Indian chiefs
Which kind of physical geography did Lewis and Clark observe on the Great Plains?
Vast deserts
Abundant forests
Expansive grasslands
Towering mountain ranges
In addition to mapping the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark also contributed to Americans' knowledge about
farming practices
French fur trappers
American Indian tribes
gold and silver deposits in the west
In the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner," the author Francis Scott Key was writing about his
time spent fighting in Canada during the War of 1812
fear that the British would burn the city of Washington, D.C.
excitement at seeing the American flag still flying after a night of fighting
feelings of patriotism after the Treaty of Ghent was signed to end the War of 1812
One outcome of the War of 1812 was the writing of which famous work?
"Yankee Doodle"
The Pledge of Allegiance
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Declaration of Independence
Which of the following would be a headline reflecting events following the end of the War of 1812?
"Unsteady Truce Threatens to Prolong U.S. War"
"U.S. People Lose Confidence as a World Power"
"Young Nation Falls at the Feet of the British Empire"
"United States Gains Respect of Nations of the World"
Which early U.S. president was responsible for doubling the size of the country?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
