Colonial Scientists - Franklin, L'Enfant & Banneker

Benjamin Franklin stopped going to school when he was _____ years old.

• 17

• 10

• 15

• 8

When he was 12, Benjamin Franklin's brother taught him how to use a ___________________________.

• spinning wheel

• violin

• printing press

• steam engine

Silence Dogood was a ________________________.

• book published during the Revolutionary War

• boat used by George Washington's military

• a weekly newspaper in Philadelphia

• name Benjamin Franklin made up

Which of the following was not invented by Benjamin Franklin?

• the water clock

• the lightning rod

• bifocals

• swimming flippers

Benjamin Franklin started the first _________________ in Pennsylvania.

• police department

• hospital

• public school

• fire department

Which person signed the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Pierre Charles L'Enfant

• Benjamin Franklin

• none of the above

Which person published Poor Richard's Almanac?

• Pierre Charles L'Enfant

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Banneker

• George Washington

• none of the above

Where was Pierre Charles L'Enfant born?

• Paris, France

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington, D.C.

• London, England

Pierre Charles L'Enfant learned art and design from his

• schoolteacher

• older brother

• private tutor

• father

Why did Pierre Charles L'Enfant volunteer for the American Continental Army?

• He had family members in the American colonies.

• George Washington promised to pay him.

• To help the colonies free themselves from British rule.

• He wanted to experience a new adventure.