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Grade 4 Early National Era
What did Shays' Rebellion show about the new government?
  1. It was strong enough to protect itself.
  2. The people realized the government did not support farms.
  3. The new government could defend its borders.
  4. The government was too weak to keep order around the nation.
Grade 4 Early National Era
                  wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
  1. Lord North
  2. George Washington
  3. Patrick Henry
  4. Francis Scott Key
Grade 4 Early National Era
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
  1. John Adams
  2. James Monroe
  3. Andrew Jackson
  4. William Henry Harrison
Grade 4 Early National Era
Who planned the layout of Washington, D.C.?
  1. The Marquis de Lafayette
  2. George Washington
  3. Alexander Hamilton
  4. Pierre l'Enfant
Grade 4 Early National Era
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day on July 4th 1826
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
In what year did the French sell the land west of the Mississippi River to the United States?
  1. 1810
  2. 1807
  3. 1895
  4. 1803
Grade 4 Early National Era
The British Army set the White House on fire during the War of 1812.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
Washington, D.C., was built along the banks of which river?
  1. Bull Run
  2. Potomac
  3. Shenendoah
  4. Rappahannok
Grade 4 Early National Era
The White House was the home of George Washington before he became president.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
The lyrics for the Star-Spangled Banner came from a poem called "Defence of Fort M'Henry".
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
Diagonal streets were named after                         .
  1. states
  2. letters
  3. numbers
  4. Revolutionary War heroes
Grade 4 Early National Era
During the War of 1812, nearly the entire American Capital was burned down to the ground, including the White House and the Capital Building by the soldiers of which of the following countries?
  1. British
  2. French
  3. Mexico
  4. Texas
Grade 4 Early National Era
Fort McHenry was attacked by the           British                         .
Grade 4 Early National Era
The Star-Spangled Banner was originally written about the siege of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
What is the name of the United States' National Anthem?
  1. God Bless America
  2. My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  3. America the Beautiful
  4. The Star-Spangled Banner
Grade 4 Early National Era
The White House was built using             sandstone                           .
Grade 4 Early National Era
George Washington was allowed to pick the location for the new capital.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
Washington, D.C., was the first capital of the United States.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
Pierre l'Enfant's design for Washington, D.C., was based on his hometown of Paris, France.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Early National Era
Washington, D.C., is part of the state of Virginia.
  1. True
  2. False
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