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

2. 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

3. D: George
Washington

4. 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

5. C: Virginia Company

6. 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:

7. C: Puritans

8. 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

9. B: Lafayette!

10. 1st Casualty of American Revolution!#5
1st Casualty of American Revolution! A:
Crispus Attacks B:
Paul Revere C:
Nat Turner D:
John Paul Jones

11. A: Crispus Attucks

12. 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

13. B: Franklin

14. #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:

15. A: John Jay,
James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton

16. 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

17. A: John Quincy Adams

18. 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

19. B: Sacajawea

20. 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

21. C: Frederick Douglass

22. 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:

23. B. Andrew Jackson

24. 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

25. B: John Marshall

26. 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

27. A: Elizabeth
Cady Stanton

28. 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

29. D: Clara Barton

30. 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

31. B: Abraham Lincoln

32. So Who Did You Know?
Shine on the STAAR!