What ties together Morris, Brown, Randolph, and Bates?

Their personal stories represent larger American narratives

Gouverneur Morris’s physical disability was

Loss of an arm and a wooden leg

Morris’s most notable contribution to U.S. history was drafting

The Preamble to the Constitution

Randolph’s teaching approach emphasized

Practical skills like cooking and crafts

The title "The Small and The Mighty" refers to people who

little known but made big impacts

In the introduction (New York, 1804), Gouverneur Morris is best described as

A charismatic but forgotten Founding Father

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1
Many parents criticized Randolph because they felt she neglected
Physical education
Extracurricular activities
Academic subjects
Personal cleanliness
2
Despite losing her wealth, Clara regained something crucial in her later life. What was it?
Ownership of land
fame as a Pioneer
Her long-lost daughter
Political influence
3
As an entrepreneur in Colorado, Clara Brown became known as
Angel of the Rockies
Queen of Denver
The Mountain Heiress
The Gold Rush Queen
4
McMahon’s storytelling style in these chapters is best described as
Conversational and engaging
Strictly chronological and formal
Dry and academic
Visual and dry
5
Chapter 4 focuses on Virginia Randolph, who became a
Founding member of the Randolph School System
Pioneer in Black education
Foster mother
Prominent suffragist
6
Katherine Bates' inspiration came from nature
False
True
7
What ties together Morris, Brown, Randolph, and Bates?
They are famous historical figures
They all fought in wars
Their personal stories represent larger American narratives
They were all poets
8
Gouverneur Morris’s physical disability was
Blindness
Deafness in one ear
Partial paralysis
Loss of an arm and a wooden leg
9
Morris’s most notable contribution to U.S. history was drafting
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Preamble to the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
10
The most notable topic in the first 8 chapters is
Education
Politics
Slavery
Patriotism
11
Randolph earned a teaching qualification at age 16 from
Richmond Colored Normal School
Virginia Normal School
Tuskegee Institute
Oberlin College
12
Clara Brown, introduced in Chapter 1, was originally from
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
13
Randolph’s teaching approach emphasized
Farming and reading
Military discipline
Practical skills like cooking and crafts
Academic rigor and practical skills
14
In her early life (Cape Cod, 1859), Katherine Bates was
A published novelist
An anti-slavery activist
A shy poet
A school teacher
15
Katherine Bates’s career included teaching literature at a
Rural academy
Women’s college
Community college
Public high school
16
McMahon uses the metaphor of the Northern Lights to illustrate
Early spark of the American Revolution
The Civil Rights Movement’s dawn
The fleeting nature of fame
The beauty of nature
17
Sharon McMahon's nickname is
America's History Teacher
Governerd
America's Government Teacher
The Preambler
18
Katharine Lee Bates is best known for writing
“America the Beautiful”
“God Bless America”
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
"America"
19
The title "The Small and The Mighty" refers to people who
are famous and made a big impact
are famous and made a small impact
little known but made big impacts
held political office in American history
20
In the introduction (New York, 1804), Gouverneur Morris is best described as
An abolitionist leader.
Alexander Hamilton’s political rival.
A military general.
A charismatic but forgotten Founding Father

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