Early Leaders Review

Which statements are true? Check ALL that apply.

• Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan.

• Captain John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown colony.

• Powhatan killed Captain John Smith.

• Pocahontas married John Rolfe and went with him to England.

Which description matches Abigail Adams?

• writer of the Declaration of Independence; designed his own home

• helped the Powhatans and the settlers live peacefully

• wrote letters supporting women's rights and opposing slavery

• asked the French to help America win the war against England.

Which description matches Benjamin Franklin?

• writer of the Declaration of Independence; designed his own home

• helped the Powhatans and the settlers live peacefully

• wrote letters supporting women's rights and opposing slavery

• asked the French to help America win the war against England

Which description matches Thomas Jefferson?

• writer of the Declaration of Independence; designed his own home

• helped the Powhatans and the settlers live peacefully

• wrote letters supporting women's rights and opposing slavery

• asked the French to help America win the war against England

Which description matches Pocahontas?

• writer of the Declaration of Independence; designed his own home

• helped the Powhatans and the settlers live peacefully

• wrote letters supporting women's rights and opposing slavery

• asked the French to help America win the war against England

True or False:

Benjamin Franklin wrote a book of wise sayings called Poor Richard's Almanac.

• True

• False

Check each statement that describes Benjamin Franklin

• great statesman

• invented machines

• writer of the Declaration of Independence

• wrote Poor Richard's Almanac

• experimented with a key on a kite string

Check each statement that describes Thomas Jefferson.

• great statesman

• invented machines

• designed Monticello and other buildings

• was President of the United States

• purchased the Louisiana Territory from France