5th Grade Studies Weekly Week 22

A person responsible for establishing something is called a _______________.

• founder

• House of Burgesses

• parliament

• advisor

Which founding father is remembered for saying “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” in a famous speech at St. John’s Church in Virginia?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What is the first year the Fourth of July was celebrated with fireworks?

• 1776

• 1976

• 1777

• 2017

The group of representatives in colonial Virginia was known as __________________.

• founders

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• Advisors

Which choice would correctly complete the web above?

• John Dickinson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• Martin Luther King Jr.

The first 4th of July took place in ____________.

• Williamsburg

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

Who was commander in chief of the Continental Army?

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

To be given a position or rank in the armed forces is to be ___________________.

• diplomat

• retired

• counseled

• commissioned

Which trait would describe John Adams?

• supportive

• honest

• skilled

• All of the Above