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History Abeka Test 1

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  • Who was David Brainerd's interpreter?
    Tatamy
  • The city of brotherly love:
    Philadelphia
  • A person who translates from one language to another
    interpreter
  • Who helped plan the first fire department in America?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • Group formed to protect the rights of the colonists against Britain
    Sons of Liberty
  • In the colony of Pennsylvania the Quakers and Native Americans:
    trusted each other and lived in peace
  • David Brainerd was a missionary to:
    the Mohican & Delaware tribes
  • The constitution was a
    new plan for government in the United States
  • Men who would be ready to fight in a moment's notice
    Minutemen
  • An ____________ is a person whois sent to another country to represent their own country
    ambassador
  • Patriots:
    colonists who wanted to be free from English rule
  • document that stated why the colonists wanted to be free of English rule
    the Declaration of Independence
  • Who proved lightning was electricity?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • Benjamin Franklin's __________ taught him to be a __________
    brother printer
  • Paul Revere's Ride was written by:
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • List 2 ways Benjamin Franklin helped the people of Philadelphia:
  • What did the Quakers call one another?
    Friend
  • William Penn hoped Pennsylvnaia would:
    provide religious freedom for all people
  • who helped form the new government & signed the constitution?
    The Founding Fathers
  • William Penn planned the city of _________
    Philadelphia
  • What treat ended the War for Independence?
    The Treaty of Paris
  • Paul Revere was a successful:
    silversmith
  • ___________ warned the colonist of a British attack
    Paul Revere
  • How did King Charles II repay his debt to the Penn family?
    He gave them land in America
  • Benjamin Franklin helped mail delivery when he became:
    Postmaster General
  • Poor Richards Almanac was written by:
    Benjamin Franklin