Historical Figures – 5th Grade iLearn-Style Questions

Which leader helped write the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and became the first U.S. president?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Samuel Adams

Which explorer sailed for Spain and is known for his 1492 voyage to the Americas?

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Which European officer helped train the American soldiers at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War and improved their skills?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron von Steuben

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

Who was the French general who helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War?

• Baron von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Hernán Cortés

• Jacques Cartier

Who warned the colonists that the British were coming before the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

Which British king ruled during the American Revolution?

• King Louis XVI

• King George III

• King James I

• King Edward VIII

Which woman wrote letters to her husband asking him to “remember the ladies” during the creation of the new government?

• Donna Washington

• Abigail Adams

• Anne Hutchinson

• Mercy Otis Warren

Which African American poet wrote about freedom and the Revolution?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

• Gwendolyn Brooks

Who helped write the U.S. Constitution and was known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Hancock