Unit 7 Test

Question 1

The first U.S. president was ___. The first capital was in ___

Answer 1

Washington; New York City

Question 2

___ was both the wife of a president and the mother of a president. She and her husband wrote 1,100 ___ to each other.

Answer 2

Abigail Adams; letters

Question 3

Patriots hid the Liberty Bell during the American Revolution so that the ___ wouldn’t melt it down to make ___.

Answer 3

British; ammunition

Question 4

The supreme law of the United States is the United States ___. The first ten amendments to it are called the ___.

Answer 4

Constitution; Bill of Rights

Question 5

___ Kentucky, and the settlement that later became ___, Tennessee, where both founded on Christmas Day, 1779.

Answer 5

Boone’s Station; Nashville

Question 6

The U.S. House of Representatives is called the ___ and the U.S. Senate is called the ___ because of where they met in Congress Hall in Philadephia.

Answer 6

Lower House; Upper House

Question 7

The tallest ___ east of the Black Hills is ___.

Answer 7

peak; Mount Mitchell

Question 8

The Declaration of Independencs and the United States Constitution were signed in ___ in the city of ___.

Answer 8

Independence Hall; Philadelphia

Question 9

The Great Smoky Mountains look smoky because the vegetation releases water ___ and natural ___.

Answer 9

vapor; oils

Question 10

Daniel Boone expanded the ___ to build the ___ through Cumberland Gap.

Answer 10

Warrior’s Path; Wilderness Road