Individuals that Shaped Communities

Who asked L’Enfant to help design the United States capital?

• Daniel Boone

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Banneker

• George Washington

A monument in honor of L’Enfant was placed next to what?

• the Potomac River

• the National Harbor

• the Lincoln Memorial

• war memorials

L’Enfant volunteered to fight in the

• French Revolution

• American Expansion

• American Revolution

• Texas Revolution

Benjamin Banneker sent a copy of his almanac and a letter to which president?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Calvin Coolidge

What city’s layout did Benjamin Banneker help to design?

• Boston, MA

• Columbus, OH

• Washington, D.C.

• Willmington, DE

What did Benjamin Banneker predict in 1788?

• an election result

• a lunar eclipse

• a baseball game

• a solar eclipse

Which of these statements about Benjamin Franklin is NOT true?

• He was an inventor

• He predicted a solar eclipse

• He was a Founding Father

• He invented a type of eyeglasses

Benjamin Franklin invented a type of eyeglasses called __________.

• anti-glare

• transitions

• prince-nez

• bifocals

The society formed by Benjamin Franklin is called __________.

• Junto

• Jacinto

• Junta

• Joaquin

Daniel Boone’s picture was printed on banknotes of which state?

• Texas

• Iowa

• Idaho

• Ohio