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America's Beginnings

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a major land area on Earth; there are seven of them on Earth.

a)

revolution

b)

continent

c)

ocean

d)

mountain

2.

These are rules made by a government.

a)

laws

b)

tax

c)

revolution

d)

declaration

3.

These are people who make a home in a new place.

a)

soldiers

b)

explorers

c)

sailors

d)

settlers

4.

This is the study of things that happened in the past.

a)

science

b)

history

c)

math

d)

language arts

5.

This is the freedom of people to choose their own government.

a)

laws

b)

tax

c)

independence

d)

constitution

6.

This is an act in which an old government is removed by force and a new one is put in its place.

a)

constitution

b)

declaration

c)

revolution

d)

war

7.

How many colonies were there when America won the revolution?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

9

d)

50

8.

Where did the Pilgrims land?

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Jamestown

c)

Cincinnati

d)

New York City

9.

What was the first permanent settlement in America?

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Jamestown

c)

Cincinnati

d)

New York City

10.

What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?

a)

June 4, 1776

b)

January 1, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

December 25, 1776

11.

What was the name of the document that stated the colonies were now a new country?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Freedom

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of Liberty

12.

How long did it take for the Americans to win the American Revolution?

a)

8 years

b)

10 years

c)

6 years

d)

2 years

13.

Who is known as The Father of Our Country?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

14.

Who is the woman who dressed as a man so she could fight in the war?

a)

Samantha Adams

b)

Lady Liberty

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Molly Hays

15.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party to protest the tax on tea?

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

Who joined the Revolutionary War at the age of 13 and later became the 7th president?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

17.

Who was the person who helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and was the 2nd president?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

Who was the person that carried pitchers of water to the soldiers and took over her husbands cannon when he collapsed during battle?

a)

Deborah Sampson

b)

Lady Liberty

c)

Samantha Adams

d)

Molly Hays