US and PA History Review

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the first tax King George placed on the colonists?

• The Tea Tax

• The Sales Tax

• The Stamp Tax

William Penn moved to America because

• He wanted religious freedom.

• He wanted a bigger house.

• His dad wanted him to leave England.

Which president ended slavery?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

In what Pennsylvania city was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War fought?

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

• Gettysburg

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

• George Washington

• William Penn

• Will Smith

The ____ was written to free the colonies from being ruled by Britain.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

George Washington was _____.

• the 2nd President of the US

• an inventor

• a General during the American Revolution

Hershey is one of the largest cities in PA.

• True

• False

The colonists got help from ______ and won the Revolutionary War.

• Germany

• France

• Italy