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3rd Grade History
3rd Grade History p.55-90
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the king that paid a debt with land in the New World? | King Charles II |
| What is the name of the city that was designed by William Penn and whose name means "city of brotherly love"? | Philadelphia |
| Who was the Indian interpreter for David Brainerd? | Tatamy |
| What do you call something that was borrowed and needs to be repaid? | debt |
| What colony was the first to offer complete religious freedom? | Pennsylvania |
| Who became the first Postmaster General? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who was the first person to accept Christ under David Brainerd's ministry? | Tatamy |
| What is the name of the event in which colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor to protest the high taxes? | Boston Tea Party |
| Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanack? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What is the written plan of government for the United States that was formed by our Founding Fathers and still used today? | Constitution |
| What do you call a person who translates from one language to another? | interpreter |
| Who warned the colonists of a British attack? | Paul Revere |
| What do you call the men who would be ready to fight at a minute's notice? | minutemen |
| Who was the missionary to the Mohican and Delaware Indians? | David Brainerd |
| Who wrote the poem "Paul Revere's Ride"? | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| What successful business did Paul Revere have? | silversmith |
| What is the name for the group of men formed to protect the rights of colonists against Britain? | Sons of Liberty |
| What is the written document that ended the War for Independence? | Treaty of Paris |
| What do you call a person who is sent to another country to represent his own country? | ambassador |
| Who proved that lightning is electricity? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What war took place in which the American colonists fought for their freedom from England? | War for Independence |
| What do you call colonists that wanted to be free from England's rule? | patriots |
| Who helped plan the first fire department in America? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What colony was made up of the Quakers and Native Americans who trusted each other and lived in peace? | Pennsylvania |
| What did the Quakers call each other? | Friends |