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Jefferson hmh Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who suggested that the colonies declare independence during the Second Continental Congress?

a)

George Washington

b)

WIlliam Clark

c)

Richard Henry Lee

d)

John Locke

2.

Jefferson was the first member of what political party to become president?

a)

Federalist

b)

Whig

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Independent

3.

_________'s expressed ideas about human rights and how people should be treated. His views were important to Jefferson as he drafted the Declaration of Independence.

a)

George Washington

b)

William Clark

c)

John Locke

d)

Barack Obama

4.

The Declaration of Independence stated that, "all men are created equal." This changed the way people viewed....

a)

taxes

b)

slavery

c)

inventions

d)

expeditions

5.

Jefferson served his country in many ways! What was his first position in the US government?

a)

secretary of state

b)

federal judge

c)

postmaster

d)

secretary of war

6.

In what year was the Stamp Act passed by the British Government

a)

1700

b)

1765

c)

1775

d)

1800

7.

George Washington was elected president in what year?

a)

1800

b)

1765

c)

1789

d)

1803

8.

What happened in 1781?

a)

The Revolutionary War begins

b)

Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

c)

Chocolate was made for the first time in North America

d)

The British surrendered at Yorktown, ending the American Revolution

9.

Which is NOT true about Jefferson and Monticello?

a)

Jefferson spent more than half his life working on it

b)

Jefferson designed the furniture

c)

Jefferson designed and drew the plans for Monticello

d)

Jefferson planted and harvested the crops

10.

Jefferson invented to dumbwaiter for the purpose of what?

a)

To move bottles from the basement

b)

To make cleaning tables easier

c)

To move linens easily from the basement

d)

To tell time

11.

Where was the Declaration of Independence drafted?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Delaware

d)

Maryland

12.

What territory did Jefferson buy from Napoleon Bonaparte?

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Western Territory

c)

Spanish Territory

d)

North-West Territory

13.

Why did Napolean sell the Territory?

a)

To keep it from being settled by Spain

b)

To pay gamblind debt

c)

To keep slade trade operating

d)

fund a war with Britain

14.

Jefferson was which of the following

a)

Musician, archaeologist, inventor

b)

painter, teacher, writer

c)

explorer, economist, painter

d)

doctor, economist, explorer

15.

When did Jefferson get the law passed that ended the slave trade with Africa?

a)

When he was a member of the Virginia Legislature

b)

when he was a representative to the Second Continental Congress

c)

When he was president

d)

When he was secretary of state