Social Studies Worksheet · Grades 4–6
The Battle of New Orleans Worksheet
A social studies worksheet about the Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, for grades 4 through 6. Students read about the three-part British plan of 1814, the mixed force of soldiers, frontiersmen, free Black troops, Choctaw fighters, and pirates that Andrew Jackson gathered to defend the city, and why the battle was not really fought after the war was over, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Subject
Social Studies
Grades
Grades 4–6
Skill Focus
The Battle of New Orleans, american history and culture
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Learning Objective
Students will read about the Battle of New Orleans and answer comprehension questions about the British plan of 1814, the mixed force Andrew Jackson assembled, and why the battle was fought after the peace treaty was signed.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
The Battle of New Orleans is usually taught in a single sentence: it was fought after the war was already over. That sentence is not quite right, and this worksheet is built around the correction. The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, but a treaty does not take effect until both governments approve it, and the United States Senate did not do so until February 16, 1815. On January 8 the war was still legally being fought.
The rest of the lesson gives the battle the context a single paragraph in a survey cannot. Britain had a three-part plan in 1814, and New Orleans was the last of the three. The city guarded the mouth of the Mississippi, which meant it guarded the trade of every farm and town along the river. And the army Andrew Jackson scraped together to hold it — regulars, Louisiana militia, Tennessee and Kentucky volunteers, free Black soldiers, Choctaw fighters, Creole families, and Jean Lafitte’s pirates — was so unlike a European army that the British nicknamed it the dirty shirts.
Students also see why the fight was so one-sided: the British advanced across open ground in close ranks against men firing from behind an earth wall.
Section A asks students to circle the best answer to four multiple choice questions. Section B asks students to write TRUE or FALSE for six statements about the passage. Section C asks students to fill in six missing words. A complete answer key is included on page 3.
How to Use This Lesson
Distribute the worksheet or display it for the class.
Have students read the passage about the Battle of New Orleans.
Students complete Section A (multiple choice), Section B (true/false), and Section C (fill in the blank).
Review answers together using the included answer key.
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The Battle of New Orleans Worksheet
A social studies worksheet about the Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, for grades 4 through 6. Students read about the three-part British plan of 1814, the mixed force of soldiers, frontiersmen, free Black troops, Choctaw fighters, and pirates that Andrew Jackson gathered to defend the city, and why the battle was not really fought after the war was over, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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