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WorksheetsBenjamin Franklin (History Kids)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
IN WHAT CITY WAS BEN FRANKLIN BORN?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
New York
c)
Boston
d)
Baltimore
2.
HOW OLD WAS BEN WHEN HE BECAME A PRINTING APPRENTICE FOR HIS BROTHER JAMES?
a)
12
b)
15
c)
18
d)
21
3.
WHY WAS BEN'S BROTHER JAMES SENT TO JAIL?
a)
BECAUSE HE DID NOT PAY HIS TAXES
b)
BECAUSE HE STOLE SOME BREAD FROM THE LOCAL BAKER
c)
BECAUSE HE PUBLISHED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES CRITICIZING LOCAL OFFICIALS
d)
BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO JOIN THE LOCAL ARMY
4.
WHAT DID BEN BECOME WHEN HE MOVED TO PHILADELPHIA?
a)
A PRINTER
b)
A Judge
c)
A Carpenter
d)
A Minister
5.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION GROUP THAT BEN CREATED?
a)
The Thinkers
b)
The Planners
c)
The Junto
d)
The Creative Five<br />
6.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CALENDAR FILLED WITH ADVICE ON HOW TO LIVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY LIFE THAT BEN PUBLISHED?
a)
LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE
b)
POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK
c)
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE
d)
ADVICE FOR ALL
7.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIVIC INSTITUTIONS DID BEN FRANKLIN CREATE?
a)
THE STATE POLICE SYSTEM
b)
THE MODERN HIGHWAY SYSTEM
c)
THE MODERN POSTAL SYSTEM
d)
THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
8.
WHICH OF BEN FRANKLIN'S INVENTIONS WAS CREATED WITHOUT A PATENT, SO THAT ITS IDEA COULD BE COPIED AND SHARED FREELY?
a)
THE FRANKLIN STOVE
b)
BIFOCALS
c)
SWIMMING FINS
d)
THE LIBRARY SYSTEM
9.
IN WHAT YEAR DID BEN FRANKLIN CONDUCT HIS FAMOUS EXPERIMENT THAT PROVED THAT LIGHTNING WAS ELECTRICITY?
a)
1706
b)
1752
c)
1802
d)
1888
10.
WHY WAS BEN FRANKLIN SENT TO FRANCE AFTER THE START OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?
a)
HE WENT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD
b)
HE WENT TO CONVINCE THE FRENCH TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
c)
HE WENT TO TEACH THE FRENCH WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT ELECTRICITY
d)
HE WENT TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINTING BUSINESS
11.
WHILE IN FRANCE, WHAT DID BEN FRANKLIN WEAR ON HIS HEAD INSTEAD OF A WIG?
a)
A RACOON SKIN
b)
A HANDKERCHIEF
c)
A MILITARY HELMET
d)
A NATIVE AMERICAN HEADDRESS
12.
IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE TREATY OF PARIS SIGNED?
a)
1679
b)
1776
c)
1783
d)
1885
13.
HOW OLD WAS BEN FRANKLIN WHEN HE WENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?
a)
25
b)
42
c)
66
d)
81
14.
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?
a)
TO CREATE A NEW GOVERNMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES
b)
TO ESTABLISH A PEACE AGREEMENT WITH ENGLAND
c)
TO CREATE A TRADE AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE
d)
B AND C
15.
WHAT DID BEN FRANKLIN USE AS INSPIRATION IN HIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION SPEECH AIMED AT ENCOURAGING OTHER MEMBERS TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION?
a)
AN AMERICAN FLAG
b)
A COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
c)
A RACOON SKIN CAP
d)
THE PAINTING OF A SUN ON THE BACK OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON'S CHAIR
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