Our Nation Grows

Define community

• people who communicate well

• a group of people living in the same place

• family members who live in the same house

• the act of becoming larger

Laws, freedoms, and responsibilities are provided by a -

• president

• almanac

• contributor

• community

The Founding Fathers -

• fought in the American Revolution.

• created the United States.

• created hospitals, fire departments, and libraries.

• started a non-religious college.

What is something Benjamin Banneker did NOT do?

• wrote almanacs

• wrote a letter against slavery to Thomas Jefferson

• design our nation's capital

• learned astrology and math

Thomas Jefferson -

• wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

• fought in the American Revolution.

• became the first president of the United States.

A person who contributed a lot to his community was -

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

Which statement is the responsibility of a community member?

• following the laws

• picking a bank

• driving a car

• carrying a cell phone

Which is NOT a right of community members in the United States?

• religious freedom

• freedom of speech

• freedom of car ownership

• freedom of the press

Who opened the west to American colonists by creating the Wilderness Trail?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Daniel Boone

• Benjamin Banneker

• George Washington

James Madison -

• completed the Declaration of Independence.

• wrote out the U.S. Constitution.

• refused to sign the U.S. Constitution.

• insisted on a Bill of Rights.