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Our Heritage Test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Daniel Boone and his family moved to Yadkin Valley in ____________. | North Carolina |
| What wilderness did John Finley tell Daniel Boone about? | Kentucky |
| Daniel Boone lived at the same time as what other great American? | George Washington |
| What trail did Daniel Boone blaze to Kentucky? | Wilderness Road |
| Who had a traveling writing desk made? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What famous college did Thomas Jefferson design? | University of Virginia |
| Noah Webster's parents were willing to give up their farm so that Noah could have what? | A college education |
| How many languages did Noah Webster study before writing The American Dictionary? | Twenty |
| As new things are discovered the dictionary will change, but what is the one book that will never change? | The Bible |
| Daniel drove a supply wagon for the English army. True or False | True |
| Daniel returned from Kentucky with many furs. True or False | False |
| The Cherokee Indians sold Kentucky to Colonel Henderson. True or False | True |
| Thomas Jefferson felt that Americans should be independent of the king of England and have their own government. True or False | True |
| Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. True or False | True |
| The Bible was the only book in the school that Noah Webster attended. True or False | False |
| The first book Noah Webster wrote was The American Dictionary. True or False | False |
| After he asked Jesus to be his Savior, Noah had Bible reading and prayer every day with his family. True or False | True |
| It took Noah Webster nearly twenty years to write his dictionary. True or False | True |
| Noah Webster wanted to be a teacher more than anything else. True or False | False |
| In which document can you find the following quotation: "He is a fool who does not choose the best boys when he goes to play." | The Blue-Backed Speller |
| In which document can the following quotation be found: "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." | The Declaration of Independence |
| What name did Daniel Boone give to his gun? | Tick-Licker |
| A male deer is called a _______. | Buck |
| What is the name of the first settlement in Kentucky? | Boonesborough |
| What is the name of the group that had meetings in Philadelphia? | Continental Congress |
| What is the date and year of America's birthday? | July 4, 1776 |
| Monticello is also known by the following name ____________. | "Little Mountain" |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What is the name of the first white woman in Kentucky? | Rebecca Boone |
| Where did the Wilderness Road begin and end? | It began in Virginia and ended in Kentucky. |
| How was the fort at Boonesborough saved? | Daniel Boone escaped from the Indians to warn the people; a rainstorm put out the fire the Indians had started. |
| Quotations: Who said: "You have to fight an Indian like an Indian." | Daniel Boone |
| Quotations: Who said ____ "If America is to stay a free country, her children need to know how to read." | Noah Webster |