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WorksheetsHistory of Moorestown-Game #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Lafayette was a famous general from what country?
France
Germany
England
How did the name Minutemen come about?
Someone that had to be ready to fight in a minute.
Someone that could reload a musket in a minute.
Someone that could milk a cow in a minute.
What were the women who were in the Smith Mansion ordered to do when the Hessians took over the house?
They were told to stay in an upstairs room.
They were told to hide in the basement.
They were told to run towards the Pennsauken Creek.
What new use was found for the dinner bell on the Hooten farm during the Revolutionary War?
To warn the residents that the British were coming.
To let the family know they were low on supplies.
To warn the residents the tax collector was coming.
What did the chief manservant of the Smith Mansion do when he heard that the Hessians were coming?
He hid all of the horses in a swamp.
He hid the horses in the barn.
He let all of the horses go free.
How much were the Hessian soldiers paid for their work here?
Most soldiers received nothing but food.
$1 per month
They received more money for each battle they fought.
What did the British soldiers mean by their policy of “living off the country”?
Stealing whatever they wanted.
Only using items found in nature.
Hessians soldiers who were not officers stayed on the lawn of the current Friends Meetinghouse or the grounds of the Smith-Cadbury mansion.
TRUE
FALSE
Moorestown was named after what tavern owner?
Thomas Moore
Roger Moore
Les Moore
Which famous Quaker founded Philadelphia?
William Penn
Phil Adelphia
John Dalton
What were the names of the two brothers who bought much of the land in Moorestown?
The Rodman Brothers
The Lenola Brothers
The Stanwick Brothers
How did Dr. John Hinchman Stokes prove to the people of Moorestown that the smallpox vaccination was safe?
He vaccinated his daughter and laid her on the bed with one of his smallpox patients.
He vaccinated himself and laid on the bed with one of his smallpox patients.
For what is Samuel Allen famous?
Inventing the Flexible Flyer Sled.
The Nipper dog.
Building Clocks.
For what is Morgan Hollinshed famous?
Inventing the Flexible Flyer Sled.
The Nipper dog.
Building Clocks.
For what is John Perkins famous?
Inventing the Flexible Flyer Sled.
The Nipper dog.
Having a nursery or arboretum.
Eldridge Johnson was famous for his association with RCA and the Nipper dog.
TRUE
FALSE
Eldridge Johnson and Samuel Allen lived in the same house.
TRUE
FALSE
For what is Elizabeth Murrell, niece of Rachel Smith, famous?
She was grabbed by a Hessian soldier and almost kissed in the Smith Mansion.
Her pies and baked goods were considered the best in Moorestown.
For what is Alice Paul famous?
Fighting for women's rights.
Speaking out against the Underground Railroad.
Pick the colonists that were among the first to settle in Moorestown. (Pick all that apply)
John and Sarah Roberts
William Matlack
Timothy, Rachel or Mary Hancock
Thomas Moore
