Who Did What in American History? The People Who Made a Nation!

Commander of the Continental Army and #1 Commander of the Continental Army and 1st US President? A: Benedict Arnold B: Thomas Jefferson C: Benjamin Franklin D: George Washington

D: George Washington

Name of joint stock organization that colonized #2 Name of joint stock organization that colonized Virginia in 1607? A: The Puritans B: King George’s Group C: Virginia Company D: British East India Company

C: Virginia Company

Religious Group who signed Mayflower Compact #3 Religious Group who signed Mayflower Compact And settled in Massachusetts? Shakers A: Quakers B: Anglicans C: Puritans D:

C: Puritans

French military expert who helped in #4 French military expert who helped in American Revolution? A: Jean Laffite B: Marquis de Lafayette C: Charles L’Enfant D: Jean Jacques Rousseau

B: Lafayette!

1st Casualty of American Revolution! #5 1st Casualty of American Revolution! A: Crispus Attacks B: Paul Revere C: Nat Turner D: John Paul Jones

A: Crispus Attucks

Stove, bifocals, diplomat to France, behind the #6 Stove, bifocals, diplomat to France, behind the Scenes compromiser during American Independence and The ratification of the US Constitution – just to name A few of his accomplishments? A: Thomas Jefferson B: Benjamin Franklin C: Thomas Paine D: Frederick Douglass

B: Franklin

#7 Wrote Constitution? A: B: C: D: John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton B: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson C: John Adams and Benjamin Franklin D:

A: John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

Loser of popular vote election #8 Loser of popular vote election but winner in Congress? A: John Quincy Adams B: Thomas Jefferson C: Andrew Jackson D: Abraham Lincoln

A: John Quincy Adams

Birdwoman was her name – #9 Birdwoman was her name – helped Lewis and Clark Travel west? A: Sojourner Truth B: Sacajawea C: Harriett Tubman D: Florence Nightingale

B: Sacajawea

Slave who gained national renown for #10 Slave who gained national renown for His public speaking ability and dedication to abolition? A: Crispus Attucks B: Nat Turner C: Frederick Douglass D: Eli Whitney

C: Frederick Douglass

The removal and subsequent death of thousands of #11 Responsible for The removal and subsequent death of thousands of Cherokee and Choctaw Indians along the Trail of Tears.? A: John Adams B: Andrew Jackson John Calhoun C: Thomas Jefferson D:

B. Andrew Jackson

Supreme Court Justice who ruled in the famous #12 Supreme Court Justice who ruled in the famous Marbury v. Madison case and made the Supreme Court an equal branch of government to the executive And legislative branches? A: John Jay B: John Marshall C: Thurgood Marshall D: Ulysses S. Grant

B: John Marshall

Leader of Seneca Falls Convention and advocate #13 Leader of Seneca Falls Convention and advocate For women’s suffrage? A: Elizabeth Cady Stanton B: Harriet Beecher Stowe C: Harriet Tubman D: Sara Grimke

A: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Famous for beginning Red Cross during Civil War #14 Famous for beginning Red Cross during Civil War A: Angelina Grimke B: Emily Dickinson C: Sojourner Truth D: Clara Barton

D: Clara Barton

Who wrote the words…”a government for the people, #15 Who wrote the words…”a government for the people, By the people.” A: Thomas Jefferson B: Abraham Lincoln C: Thomas Paine D: Henry David Thoreau

B: Abraham Lincoln

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