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Grade 1 The Presidents
What outside character traits would you use to describe Abraham Lincoln?
  1. tall, thin, strong
  2. short, fat, bald
  3. old, wrinkled, rough
Grade 1 American Revolution
Which of the following was NOT started by Benjamin Franklin?
  1. post office
  2. hospital
  3. fire department
  4. He started all of them
Grade 1 The Presidents
Abraham Lincoln was born in what kind of home?
  1. An apartment building
  2. A log cabin
  3. A tent
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Mark all that is true about the Southern Colonies.
  1. They had huge plantations.
  2. They shared their land peacefully with the Native Americans.
  3. They relied on slaves to do a lot of the work.
  4. They did not farm at all.
Grade 1 US History
Which coin has President Lincoln on it?
  1. Quarter
  2. Penny
  3. Dime
Grade 1 Democratic Foundations
Benjamin Franklin signed and helped write the Declaration of Independence and what other important document?
  1. The Plege of Allegiance
  2. The Bible
  3. The Constitution
Grade 1 Pre-Colonial Period
Who were the first people to live in North America?
  1. Pilgrims
  2. Settlers
  3. Native Americans
Grade 1 The Presidents
What inside character traits would you use to describe Abraham Lincoln?
  1. grumpy, happy, fun
  2. unfair, mean, rude
  3. nice, kind, fair
Grade 1 The Presidents
Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
  1. Millard Fillmore
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. George Bush
Grade 1 American Revolution
What was the "Stamp Act"?
  1. Tax placed on all paper products.
  2. 1764 Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar
  3. Tax placed on letters to Santa Clause.
Grade 1 American Revolution
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
  1. July 4, 1776
  2. December 7, 1941
  3. April 30, 2007
Grade 1 Colonial Period
Roanoke Island was the first English settlement in the United States.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Pre-Colonial Period
Which of the following was the most important animal to the Sioux
  1. Deer
  2. Elephant
  3. Beaver
  4. Buffalo
  5. Prairie dogs
Grade 1 Industrialization
What crop did George Washington Carver discover was bad for the soil?
  1. peanuts
  2. cotton
  3. rice
Grade 1 Colonial Period
What did the French and the British sign to end the French & Indian War?
  1. The Revolutionary War
  2. The Declaration of Independence
  3. The Treaty of Paris
  4. The Magna Carta
Grade 1 Early National Era
Who was Sitting Bull?
  1. An Iroquois medicine man.
  2. A famous Sioux chief.
  3. An Algonquin canoe-maker.
  4. A Civil War hero.
Grade 1 US History
What was Lincoln's nickname?
  1. Stilts
  2. Truthful Lincoln
  3. Honest Abe
Grade 1 Democratic Foundations
George Washington is called the "         Father          of his country".
Grade 1 The Presidents
Who helped to end slavery once he became President?
  1. John Kennedy
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Bill Clinton
Grade 1 Colonial Period
No one knows for sure what happened to the settlers at Roanoke Island- they were all gone when John White returned to the settlement in 1590.
  1. True
  2. False
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