wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Our Nation Grows

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define community

a)

people who communicate well

b)

a group of people living in the same place

c)

family members who live in the same house

d)

the act of becoming larger

2.

Laws, freedoms, and responsibilities are provided by a -

a)

president

b)

almanac

c)

contributor

d)

community

3.

The Founding Fathers -

a)

fought in the American Revolution.

b)

created the United States.

c)

created hospitals, fire departments, and libraries.

d)

started a non-religious college.

4.

What is something Benjamin Banneker did NOT do?

a)

wrote almanacs

b)

wrote a letter against slavery to Thomas Jefferson

c)

design our nation's capital

d)

learned astrology and math

5.

Thomas Jefferson -

a)

wrote the Declaration of Independence.

b)

wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

c)

fought in the American Revolution.

d)

became the first president of the United States.

6.

A person who contributed a lot to his community was -

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Benjamin Franklin

7.

Which statement is the responsibility of a community member?

a)

following the laws

b)

picking a bank

c)

driving a car

d)

carrying a cell phone

8.

Which is NOT a right of community members in the United States?

a)

religious freedom

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of car ownership

d)

freedom of the press

9.

Who opened the west to American colonists by creating the Wilderness Trail?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

George Washington

10.

James Madison -

a)

completed the Declaration of Independence.

b)

wrote out the U.S. Constitution.

c)

refused to sign the U.S. Constitution.

d)

insisted on a Bill of Rights.

11.

Pierre-Charles L'Enfant shaped our nation by -

a)

creating the Declaration of Independence.

b)

creating the Wilderness Trail - a route to the west over the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

creating the United States Constitution.

d)

creating Washington D.C., the nation's capital.