Multiple choice
People who we send to speak for us in the government are called___________
a. Indentured servants
b. representatives
c. Justices
d. Spies
b. representatives
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington, D.C.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists threw all of the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is a seamstress?
a. Someone who sews clothing and other cloth
b. someone who learns from someone else
c. someone who represents colonists in government
d. colonists who threw tea into the Boston Harbor
a. someone who sews clothing and other cloth
I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army that defeated the British Army at Yorktown, winning the war for the Americans
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
a. George Washington
The president of the United States is the ________ important leader of our government.
a. least
b. second
c. most
d. fourth
c. most
Who is the capital of the United States of America named after?
George Washington
Why did the Boston Tea Party happen?
The Boston Tea Party happened because the colonists were upset about having to pay really high taxes on tea from the British.
What is architecture?
a. When someone fights for their country
b. the designing and constructing of buildings
c. surrendering with a white flag
d. going against your own government
b. the designing and constructing of buildings
I left Monticello to become the third president of the United States
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
c. Thomas Jefferson
Which is a symbol of our country?
a. The Liberty Bell
b. the flag
c. the Bald Eagle
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
People who were brought over from Africa and made to work for their entire lives are called....
Slaves
What is the significance of the Declaration of Independence? (Why was the Declaration written?)
The significance of the Declaration of Independence was the independence of the colonists from Great Britain.
What is an apprentice?
a. someone who sews clothing and other materials
b. someone who pays taxes
c. someone who goes against their government
d. someone who learns a trade (or how to do something) from someone else
d. someone who learns a trade (or how to do something) from someone else
I wrote wise sayings and included them in my famous book, Poor Richard's Almanack
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
Volunteers are people who do something because
a. they have to
b. they are slaves
c. they want to
d. they are indentured servants
c. they want to
According to the legend of Betsy Ross, what did Betsy Ross do?
made the first official flag of the United States
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?
We celebrate the fourth of July because that is the date on which the Declaration of Independence was signed and the colonists became free from Great Britain
What does approved mean?
a. say no to
b. say yes to (agree)
c. to not understand
d. to not like
b. to say yes to (agree)
I wrote the Declaration of Independence
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
c. Thomas Jefferson
Goods are
a. Candies you eat after dinner
b. people who wrote the constitution
c. patriots
d. things that are bought, sold, and traded at markets
d. things that are bought, sold, and traded at markets
Who was George Washington's wife
Martha Washington
Give at least two facts about Thomas Jefferson
Patriot, inventor, writer, author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
What is a harbor?
a. where the colonists settled and lived
b. a safe place where you can anchor your boat
c. an invention by Benjamin Franklin
d. a declaration signed by the founding fathers
b. a safe place where you can anchor your boat
I loved spending time at Mount Vernon with my wife, Martha
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
a. George Washington