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Old Ironsides and the Early Republic: A Timeline, 1789–1815

Grade 8 early republic: a timeline aboard USS Constitution traces Washington's choices, the Barbary and French conflicts, the 1800 tie and the War of 1812.

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Aligned toHIS.8.2

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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 8
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use a dated timeline to sequence the challenges the early republic faced from 1789 to 1815.
  • Students explain how the first political parties disagreed about a navy, France and the election of 1800.
  • Students judge which challenge tested the young nation most, using evidence.

How to use

Read the timeline first and ask students what pattern they notice, then read the guide's talk together before the questions.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.8.2

Describe the challenges of the early republic, including Washington's presidency, the first political parties and the War of 1812.

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Old Ironsides and the Early Republic: A Timeline, 1789–1815

Use a dated timeline to trace the young nation's tests at sea and at home.

Read the timeline

Your class is aboard USS Constitution, a warship docked at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. Read the timeline panel on deck. Then answer the questions.

The Young Nation at Sea, 1789–1815
DateEvent
April 30, 1789Washington sworn in as President
April 1793Neutrality in Britain-France war
March 1794Naval Act passes after Algiers attacks
October 1797USS Constitution is launched in Boston
1798XYZ papers out; naval war with France
September 1800A treaty with France ends the naval war
1801Tripoli declares war on the U.S.
June 1804Twelfth Amendment is ratified
June 1807HMS Leopard fires on USS Chesapeake
June 1812Congress declares war on Britain
August 19, 1812Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere
December 1814Treaty of Ghent is signed
1.
Use the timeline. Subtract the years.

USS Constitution was launched   years after the Naval Act passed.

2.
Use the timeline. Which threat to American ships came first?
  • A. Tripoli declaring war on the United States
  • B. A British warship firing on an American warship
  • C. Algiers seizing American merchant ships
  • D. An undeclared naval war with France

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