Week 4 Quiz - Individuals Who Shaped Communities

What was Pierre L’Enfant's job?

• Doctor

• Engineer and designer

• Teacher

• Farmer

Which famous city did Pierre L'Enfant help design?

• New York City

• Washington D.C.

• Hamilton

• California

What problem did L’Enfant face during the project?

• There were no problems

• Disagreement with others

• Bad weather

• No workers

Benjamin Banneker loved astronomy and predicted a __________ in 1788.

• Fire

• War

• Solar Eclipse

• Tornado

What did Benjamin Banneker publish in 1790?

• A novel

• A newspaper

• His first almanac

• A scientific journal

True or False?

Banneker fought for equality for all people.

• True

• False

Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor, writer, scholar, and _______.

• doctor

• chef

• astronomer

• Founding Father

True or False?

Benjamin invented bifocal glasses.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank.

Benjamin Franklin helped organize the ___________.

• first concert

• the American Revolution

• school

• first public library

What did Daniel Boone do to the land?

• Kept all of the land for himself

• Explored and surveyed the land

• ignored and destroyed land

• Sold the land to the President