WorksheetsUnit 2.1 Quiz: Individuals in Communities
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which individual was known for laying out the new capital of Washington D.C.?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
The Founding Fathers
2.
2.Which group of individuals were leaders during the American Revolution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
The Founding Fathers
3.
3. Which individual built a new settlement in Kentucky in the late 1700s?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
The Founding Fathers
4.
4. Which individual invented a special stove and bifocals?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Daniel Boone
d)
The Founding Fathers
5.
5.What did Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Banneker have in common?
a)
They were both Founding Fathers.
b)
They both wrote almanacs.
c)
They were both inventors.
d)
both b and c
6.
6. Which of the following was not a Founding Father?
a)
John Adams
b)
Daniel Boone
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
George Mason
7.
7. What can the reader infer about individuals living during the American Revolution?
a)
They did very little to support independence from Great Britain.
b)
They were all in full support of going back to England.
c)
They paved the way for a free, independent country in North America.
d)
They did not enjoy searching for new lands.
8.
Which was Benjamin Franklin's not one of his inventions?
a)
almanac
b)
lightning rod
c)
bifocals
d)
Franklin stove
9.
Benjamin Franklin helped to write the____________.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
National Anthem
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
National Newspaper
10.
What object did Benjamin Banneker invent that was the first of its type in the U.S.?
a)
almanac
b)
wooden clock
c)
bifocals
d)
Franklin stove
11.
What was Daniel Boone best known for?
a)
helped open the West settlement
b)
the first person hired
c)
being a blacksmith
d)
for inventing the Franklin stove
12.
Which women was not a contributor of the founding of the country?
a)
Dolley Madison
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Abigail Adams
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