
Benjamin Franklin and American Revolution
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6th - 12th Grade
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Sophia Harris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Benjamin Franklin's original claim to fame?
Flying a kite in a storm to prove that lightning was electricity
Establishing the first public library in America
Writing Poor Richard's Almanack
Inventing the bifocals
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT one of Franklin's achievements?
Inventing the Franklin stove
Receiving honorary degrees from Yale and Harvard
Establishing the first volunteer fire department in the Americas
Becoming the first President of the United States
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Benjamin Franklin often considered the first American?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
He was the first President of the United States
He was the oldest founding father and suggested colonial unity
He discovered electricity
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason for the British imposing taxes on the American colonies?
To control the colonial economy
To fund the British troops stationed in America
To replenish the British treasury after the war with French and Native American forces
To punish the colonies
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which act required American colonists to house British soldiers?
The Sugar Act
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the response of the American colonists to the Tea Act of 1773?
They accepted the tax
They threw British tea into the Boston Harbor
They boycotted British goods
They wrote a petition to the King
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
They sent more troops to America
They ignored the incident
They repealed the Tea Act
They launched the Coercive Acts
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