WorksheetsJefferson hmh Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who suggested that the colonies declare independence during the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
WIlliam Clark
Richard Henry Lee
John Locke
Jefferson was the first member of what political party to become president?
Federalist
Whig
Democratic-Republican
Independent
_________'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.
George Washington
William Clark
John Locke
Barack Obama
The Declaration of Independence stated that, "all men are created equal." This changed the way people viewed....
taxes
slavery
inventions
expeditions
Jefferson served his country in many ways! What was his first position in the US government?
secretary of state
federal judge
postmaster
secretary of war
In what year was the Stamp Act passed by the British Government
1700
1765
1775
1800
George Washington was elected president in what year?
1800
1765
1789
1803
What happened in 1781?
The Revolutionary War begins
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
Chocolate was made for the first time in North America
The British surrendered at Yorktown, ending the American Revolution
Which is NOT true about Jefferson and Monticello?
Jefferson spent more than half his life working on it
Jefferson designed the furniture
Jefferson designed and drew the plans for Monticello
Jefferson planted and harvested the crops
Jefferson invented to dumbwaiter for the purpose of what?
To move bottles from the basement
To make cleaning tables easier
To move linens easily from the basement
To tell time
Where was the Declaration of Independence drafted?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
What territory did Jefferson buy from Napoleon Bonaparte?
Louisiana Territory
Western Territory
Spanish Territory
North-West Territory
Why did Napolean sell the Territory?
To keep it from being settled by Spain
To pay gamblind debt
To keep slade trade operating
fund a war with Britain
Jefferson was which of the following
Musician, archaeologist, inventor
painter, teacher, writer
explorer, economist, painter
doctor, economist, explorer
When did Jefferson get the law passed that ended the slave trade with Africa?
When he was a member of the Virginia Legislature
when he was a representative to the Second Continental Congress
When he was president
When he was secretary of state
