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WorksheetsExplorers and Founding Fathers Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 42mins
Who is credited with “discovering” the New World in 1492 and initiated the Columbian Exchange?
After whom was America named, and who identified the New World as separate from Asia?
Who was the first European to find a sea route from Europe to India?
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Which explorer was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
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Who explored Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth?
Which conquistador is known for conquering the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
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Who was the conqueror of the Inca Empire in South America?
Which leader helped stabilize the Jamestown colony through discipline?
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Who founded Georgia as a colony for debtors?
Which Quaker leader established Pennsylvania as a place for religious freedom?
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Who was the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony and promoted the “City upon a Hill” vision?
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Who was the leader of the Plymouth Colony and co-authored the Mayflower Compact?
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first U.S. president?
Who authored the Declaration of Independence and became the third U.S. president?
Which Founding Father served as the second U.S. president?
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Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
Who is called the “Father of the Constitution” and served as the fourth U.S. president?
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Who was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre?
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Which French ally supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
Who trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Which guerrilla warfare leader was nicknamed the “Swamp Fox” during the Revolution?
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Which British general surrendered at Yorktown, ending the Revolutionary War?
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced ideas of natural rights and government?
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