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The New Frontier

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sarah decided to travel to the Frontier, specifically Ohio, to find her father.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The natives find Sarah unconscious in the _______.

a)

Forest

b)

River

c)

Stream

d)

Sea

3.

Some colonists are mad that the “rich people” are not playing by the new rules of the country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What do the colonists want to do to Wilson?

a)

chase him out of town

b)

leave him be

c)

tar and feather him

d)

Cover with honey and oats

5.

Sarah’s father falls in love with America because of its ______.

a)

culture

b)

people

c)

food

d)

freedom

6.

Father must stay in Ohio so that he can

a)

help the British

b)

help the Shawnee

c)

assist the American army

d)

eat

7.

Sarah decided to return _______ because she is upset with the violence.

a)

home

b)

to the colonies

c)

to see James

d)

to see Dr. Franklin

8.

Franklin is excited to be living together in freedom in the new nation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

During the Tribal Council, why did the Shawnee want to fight the Americans?

a)

because he wanted to take back the land.

b)

because they were not honoring the Treaty of Camp Charlotte which was supposed to let the Shawnee live in peace north of the Ohio River.

10.

What tribe are the Indians?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Shawnee

11.

Why did Chief Cornstalk feel that he must warm the Americans?

a)

He wanted the Indians to lose the battle between the Americans and the Indians.

b)

He didn’t think he could keep the peace any longer because his people were enraged by the Americans’ violence, and he is bound by honor

12.

Chief Cornstalk and his son, Elinipsico, were taken prisoner after doing what?

a)

warning the American general that the Shawnee might attack.

b)

waging war with the British.

13.

 'We the people have the freedom to write what we want to write" is called the freedom of what?

a)

Speech

b)

Press

14.

Chief Cornstalk and his son were killed by the Americans in response to the Shawnee attack on an American soldier. What was his son's name?

a)

Elinipsico

b)

Deerrun