History Test 1

​ (a)   proved that lightning is electricity.

• Benjamin Franklin
• Paul Revere
• Tatamy

Who was David Brainerd's interpreter?

• Tatamy

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

What treaty ended the War for Independence?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of America

• Treaty of France

An ​ (a)   is a person sent to another country to represent his own country.

• ambassador
• interpreter

An ​ (a)   is a person who translates from one language to another.

• Interpreter
• ambassador

Match the answers

• David Brainerd

• The men who helped form the government and signed the constitution of the United States

• Paul Revere

• missionary to the Mohican and Delaware Tribes

• William Penn

• helped plan the first fire department

• Benjamin Franklin

• man who warned colonists of a British attack

• Founding Fathers

• helped plan the city of Philadelphia

Match the answers

• Sons of Liberty

• the group formed to protect the rights of colonists against Britain

• patriots

• name that means "city of brotherly love"

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Poor Richard's Almanack was written by

• Benjamin Franklin

• Colonists who wanted to be free from England's rule

• Philadelphia

• The poem "Paul Revere's Ride" was written by

Benjamin Franklin's brother taught him to be a

• sailor

• librarian

• printer

The document that stated why Colonists wanted to be free from English rule was the ​ (a)  

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution

Paul Revere was a successful ​ (a)  

• silversmith
• blacksmith