Scholastic News - Alexander Hamilton

Fill in the blank with the word that best describes this picture - The Broadway show was filled with ________________ actors.

• untalented

• impassioned

• terrible

• impossible

Fill in the blank with the word that best describes this picture - The persuasive speaker was able to ________________ the crowd.

• argue

• anger

• influence

• sadden

What is the article mainly about?

• Why Alexander Hamilton moved to America

• Hamilton's role in the Revolutionary War

• the main goal of the U.S. Constitution

• how Hamilton helped shape the nation

Which of these events happened first?

• Hamilton arrived in America.

• The U.S. Constitution was ratified.

• Hamilton wrote a letter about a hurricane.

• Hamilton created the first national bank.

How did Hamilton die?

• heart attack

• shot and killed in the war

• shark attack

• shot and killed in a duel

What 2 things were Hamilton responsible for starting?

• our national currency

• the Revolutionary War

• establishing the 13 colonies

• the first U.S. national bank

What important document was Alexander Hamilton apart of creating?

• U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Versailles

Hamilton didn't attend school. How did he educate himself?

• He watched a lot of TV.

• He traveled a lot.

• He read anything he could get his hands on.

• He had a tutor who taught him at home.

Which war did Hamilton fight in?

• Spanish American War

• Revolutionary War

• World War 1

• Vietnam War

Which president did Hamilton fight under during the Revolutionary War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John F. Kennedy

• George Washington

• Bill Clinton