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Chapter 5 Study Guide

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the USS Constitution called "Old Ironsides"?

a)

It was a weak ship and easy to sink.

b)

The British cannonballs bounced off of it, and it was hard to sink.

c)

They just liked the name.

2.

I am a powerful nation with a large army and navy. I have been to war with the United States once before. Who am I?

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Canada

3.

I am sometimes called the Father of the Constitution, and I am the fourth president of the United States. Who am I?

a)

Jean Laffite

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

4.

British battleships fired cannonballs at me. They tried to SINK ME but couldn't. What am I?

a)

USS Constitution/ "Old Ironsides"

b)

Fort McHenry

c)

Portrait of George Washington

d)

Mrs. Dollar

5.

I wrote the poem that became the National Anthem called "The Star Spangled Banner". Who am I?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

James Madison

c)

Pierre Laffite

d)

Mrs. Dollar

6.

During the War of 1812, the United States fought against who?

a)

the Americans

b)

the British

c)

the French

d)

the Spanish

7.

Who led the army that defended New Orleans during the battle of New Orleans?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

8.

Who was the first to be called the "First Lady" and helped save important papers before the British came to the White House?

a)

Dolley Madison

b)

Adele Lafitte

9.

What is the location of the Prime Meridian?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

0 degrees

d)

700 degrees

10.

What is the name of our national anthem?

a)

The Star-Spangled Banner

b)

God Bless America

11.

Where was Francis Scott Key when he wrote the poem?

a)

In his office

b)

On a ship

c)

In school

d)

On the train

12.

What war was taking place when the Star Spangled Banner was written?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Spanish-American War

13.

The Star Spangled Banner was originally written as a ____________?

a)

Newspaper article

b)

Story

c)

Poem

d)

Song

14.

Fill in the blank: "What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last __________?"

a)

viewing

b)

showing

c)

gleaming

d)

glowing

15.

Fill in the blanks: "Whose broad _________ and bright __________."

a)

Stripes, bands

b)

Stripes, stars

c)

Stars, stripes

d)

fights, wars

16.

Fill in the blanks: "through the ___________ fight."

a)

perilous

b)

dangerous

c)

short

d)

lengthy

17.

Fill in the blanks: "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly __________."

a)

proving

b)

showing

c)

flowing

d)

streaming

18.

Fill in the blanks: "And the rocket's _______ glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there."

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

19.

Fill in the blanks: "Oh, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the ______ and the home of the ________?"

a)

Brave, Righteous

b)

Free, Brave

c)

Righteous, Free

d)

Brave, Free

20.

During the War of 1812, what other country was Great Britain at war with?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

China

d)

Mexico

21.

Which of the following does NOT belong in the North's ways of life?

a)

Built factories, roads, and canals

b)

Focused on shipping and manufacturing

c)

Wanted high tariffs

d)

Grew crops

22.

Which of the following does NOT belong in the South's ways of life?

a)

Had lots of plantations and farms

b)

Wanted low tariffs

c)

Focused on shipping and manufacturing

d)

Grew crops

23.

A community outside the city where many farmers lived.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

24.

A community in the city where there were many people, jobs, buildings, and kinds of transportation.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

25.

A man-made waterway that connects two bodies of water

a)

Canal

b)

Tarriff

c)

Steamboat

d)

Railway