Test 3

Question 0

The king of England liked William Penn’s suggestion for land in America because he would get rid of a ___ and the Quakers.

Answer 0

debt

Question 1

When the ___ spread through London, the Quakers were not afraid to help the sick.

Answer 1

bubonic plague

Question 2

Pennsylvania means ____.

Answer 2

Penn’s wooded land

Question 3

Philadelphia served as the ___ of the United States in 1790.

Answer 3

capital

Question 4

As a child Ben Franklin paid too much for a ___, which taught him not to buy unnecessary things.

Answer 4

whistle

Question 5

Ben Franklin wrote ___, which is a calendar with information.

Answer 5

Poor Richard’s Almanack

Question 6

Ben Franklin suggested that the men writing the Constitution should ___.

Answer 6

pray

Question 7

George Washington measured land and drew maps as a ___.

Answer 7

surveyor

Question 8

The French and Indian War was won by ___.

Answer 8

England

Question 9

Representatives from each state came to Philadelphia to write the ___.

Answer 9

Constitution

Question 10

List three things President George Washington is said to have been “first” in.

Answer 10

war
peace
hearts of his countrymen

Question 11

Who was persecuted because of their religious beliefs?

Answer 11

the Quakers

Question 12

Did the Quaker men refuse to bow or take off their hats to anyone because they thought they were better than others?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

admired the Quakers’ bravery

Answer 13

William Penn

Question 14

William Penn hoped for religious freedom for ____ who came to America.

Answer 14

everyone

Question 15

Did the Quakers have to fight the Indians for their land?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Ben Franklin was 12 years old when he decided to be a bricklayer.

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Ben Franklin went to India to borrow money for the American Revolution.

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Ben Franklin helped plan the first fire department in America.

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

General Washington and his soldiers both had smallpox during the war.

Answer 19

No

Question 20

The President of the United States has the highest job in our country’s government.

Answer 20

Ye

Question 21

Quakers

Answer 21

Friends

Question 22

“the city of brotherly love”

Answer 22

Philadelphia

Question 23

war between England and America

Answer 23

the War for Independence

Question 24

a plan of government

Answer 24

Constitution

Question 25

Declaration of Independence

Answer 25

July 4, 1776

Question 26

George Washington's birthday

Answer 26

February 22

Question 27

William Penn's father made him leave home when he ___.

Answer 27

became a Quaker

Question 28

Ben Franklin's father was a ___.

Answer 28

candle maker

Question 29

Ben Franklin used ___ to prove that lightning was electricity.

Answer 29

a kite

Question 30

British soldiers were called ___.

Answer 30

redcoats

Question 31

Many of the soldiers which fought under General Washington were ___.

Answer 31

untrained farmers

Question 32

The plan of government still used by our country today is the ___.

Answer 32

Constitution

Question 33

The first President of the United States was ___.

Answer 33

George Washington

Question 34

List 3 jobs that Ben Franklin had.

Answer 34

a printer, a writer, an inventor, a scientist, a great American, a policeman, a fireman, a candle maker, a postman