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Our American Heritage Test 3

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  • Benjamin Franklin told the representatives to do what first?
    pray
  • Someone who measures land and draws maps is called what?
    surveyor
  • What is Philadelphia known as?
    the city of brotherly love
  • Why did William Penn's father make him leave home?
    He became a Quaker
  • True or False. The Quaker men refused to bow or take off their hats to anyone because they thought they were better than others.
    false.
  • What is the information calendar that Benjamin Franklin wrote?
    Poor Richard's Almanack
  • What is a Constitution?
    a plan of government
  • Representatives from every state wrote what document in Philadelphia?
    The Constitution
  • True or False. Ben Franklin helped plan the first fire department in America.
    true
  • True or False. Ben Franklin went to India to borrow money for the American Revolution.
    false
  • What were British soldiers called?
    redcoats
  • True or False. William Penn hoped for religious freedom for everyone who came to America.
    true
  • True or False. The Quakers had to fight the Indians for their land.
    false
  • True or False. The Quakers were persecuted because of their religious belief.
    true
  • What does Pennsylvania mean?
    Penn's wooded land
  • True or False. General Washington and his soldiers both had smallpox during the war.
    false
  • How did Benjamin Franklin prove that lightening is electricity?
    He used a kite.
  • What are Quakers?
    Friends
  • George Washington was the first in what 3 things?
    war, peace, hearts of men
  • List 3 jobs that Benjamin Franklin had.
    printer, writer, inventor, scientist, policeman, fireman, candle maker, postman, great American
  • What sickness spread through London, when the Quakers were helping them feel better?
    bubonic plague
  • True or False. The president of the USA has the highest job in our country's government.
    true
  • Who was the first president of the United States?
    George Washington
  • What did Benjamin Franklin buy when he was a child?
    a whistle
  • True or False. Ben Franklin was 12 when he decided to be a bricklayer.
    false
  • Who won the French and Indian War?
    England
  • Many of the soldiers which fought under General Washington were what?
    untrained farmers
  • What did Benjamin Franklin's father do?
    He was a candle maker.
  • True or False. William Penn admired the Quakers' bravery.
    true
  • What was the war between England and America called?
    the War for Independence
  • When is George Washington's birthday?
    February 22
  • What plan of the government is still used by our country today?
    the Constitution
  • What was the capitol of the USA in 1790?
    Philadelphia
  • When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
    July 4, 1776
  • The King liked William Penn's suggestion for land in America because it would get rid of what?
    debt