SS Review #3

What did the Founding Fathers do?

• Write the Declaration of Independence and Constitution

• Sail across on the Mayflower

• Tax the American colonists

• Start the Civil War

What do George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison all have in common?

• They were all presidents of the United States

• They were all Founding Fathers

• They were all inventors

• They were all explorers

I was born in Boston in 1706. I published Poor Richard's Almanac. I was a a gifted scientist and inventor. Who am I?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Daniel Boone

• Christopher Columbus

Benjamin Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence AND the Constitution.

• True

• False, he only wrote the Declaration of Independence

• False, he only wrote the Constitution

Daniel Boone was a well-known

• inventor

• explorer

• writer

• soldier

What is Daniel Boone well known for?

• Widening the Cumberland Gap so pioneers could travel past the Appalachian mountains.

• Helping to write the Declaration of Independence.

• Serving as a general in the Civil War.

• Being a president of the United States.

What is Ruby Bridges well-known for?

• Helping to end school segregation

• Giving the I Have a Dream speech

• Being a pioneer in Kentucky

• Moving to Louisiana

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote children's books about her life as a ________________.

• slave

• soldier

• colonist

• pioneer

I was born a slave. I led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Who am I?

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

Who designed the city of Washington DC?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Pierre L'Enfant