Week 6 Social Studies Weekly Reader Quiz Grade 4

Wo was the artist of the painting the Declaration of Independence?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Trumbull

• George Washington

• John Sevier

Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

• in the State of Franklin

• in Great Britain

• at Independence Hall in Philadelphia

Wat does the term olive branch refer to?

• a symbol of peace

• a symbol of war

• a symbol of an olive tree

• a symbol of congress

During the second Continental Congress, a Patriot was heard shouting, "Stolen our powder and shot." What do the words powder and shot mean?

• powder and Patriots

• tar and feathers

• gunpowder and bullets

• Redcoats and guns

Who did the committee of the Second Continental Congress ask to draft the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Paine

• Ben Franklin

Who wrote, "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom," and where did he write those words?

• Nathaniel Macon wrote those words in a letter.

• Thomas Jefferson wrote those words in a letter.

• Nathaniel Macon wrote those words in a book.

• Thomas Jefferson wrote those words in a book.

Who was Phillis Wheatly and what significant (important) things is she known for?

• She was a Shoshone woman who was a guide for Lewis and Clark.

• She helped start the Women's Rights Convention.

• She helped start the Seneca Falls Convention.

• She was the first person in the country to publish a book of poems; the first enslaved person to publish a book; and, the first African American to publish a book.

The _________ was territory that split from North Carolina in 1785 that ended up becoming part of Tennessee. "Touring the Capitol"

________________ wrote that "things seem right to us because we have the habit of thinking they are right. To see if we are right we need to unite and let the people have their voice." A Visit to the Second Continental Congress"

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