WorksheetsEverybody in US History is a STAAR
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Benjamin Franklin was an inventor and an author. He wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac" which was a book __________
a)
of advice and sayings.
b)
of literature about the revolution.
c)
of advice about how to live in France.
d)
of blueprints to build a stove.
2.
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of
a)
bifocals
b)
canal locks
c)
mechanical reaper
d)
sewing machine
3.
"Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride..."
is the beginning of a poem written by Longfellow about which famous American?
is the beginning of a poem written by Longfellow about which famous American?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
4.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
King George III
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Hamlet
5.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which was about the idea of independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
d)
Thomas Paine
6.
George Washington was affiliated with the following political party:
a)
Democrats
b)
Whigs
c)
Republicans
d)
none
7.
Thomas Jefferson ...
a)
wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
b)
was the President who purchased the tract of land known as the Lousiana Purchase.
c)
sent Lewis and Clark to survey or explore the west.
d)
did all three of these things and more.
8.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
James Madison
b)
James K. Polk
c)
James Monroe
d)
James Todd Smith (LL Cool!?)
9.
This man led a group of 2,000 farmers against the U.S. government to save their farms...
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Cliven Bundy
d)
Crispus Attucks
10.
What was the name of the first African American killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Frederick Douglas
11.
The author of the "Great Compromise," calling for proportional representation was _______________________
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Samuel Adams
12.
Although a hero at the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), this President presided over the relocation of Indians known as the Trail Of Tears ...
a)
Aleexander HAmilton
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abrahaam Lincoln
d)
John C. Calhoun
13.
Known for freeing the slaves with the "Emancipation Proclamation" and for the Gettysburg Address
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Andrew Jackson
14.
Wrote a letter to her husband requesting that he "remember the ladies" when on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Abigal Adams
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Neecher Stowe
15.
Who was a patriot and a states' rights advocate who stated -
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Paul Jones
16.
Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Frederick Douglas
17.
Who explored the Lousiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Robert Fulton
18.
Who was the midnight rider that rode to turn out the militia also considered to be the "African American Paul Revere" ?
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
William Carney
d)
Phillip Bazaar
19.
Who was known as the leader of the Sons of Liberty and was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
20.
Who invented the sewing machine in 1846?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Elias Howe
d)
Henry Bessemer
21.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
22.
Who was known as the "Great Compromiser" because he wanted to settle sectional conflicts through compromise .. Missouri and 1850 compromises for example?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Haym Solomon
23.
Jefferson Davis was the President of _______________
a)
the United States.
b)
the Republic of Texas.
c)
the Confederacy.
d)
the Union of Federalists.
24.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Stephen Crane
d)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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