Famous people test 4 Flashcards
What was Nathaniel Bacon
Wealthy planter and cousin to governor
What did Nathaniel Bacon lead
Led Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676
What was the Bacon’s Rebellion
Virginia’s settlers revolted against the rule of governor William Berkeley
Bacon’s Rebellion was
First Popular revolt in the England’s North Americans colonies that where unhappy.
What was the effect of bacon’s rebellion
Bacon defeated the Indians and his group won the election in 1676
First time people fought for
Their rights and Representations
Pontiac was
Ottawa Indian chief
Pontiac’s Rebellion
1763-64 American Indians battled Britain for control of the Great lakes region.
King George the 3
Ruled British Kingdom 1760-1820
king George 3 Issued what
Proclamation of 1763
What is the Proclamation of 1763
Forbid all people to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, Nullifying land grands already given to colonists (Not Happy)
Great Britain where in debt following the seven years war.
King George supported the Sugar and the stamp act and
reassured the colonist what
would benefit from the outcome of the war and so the colonists should pay for it.
The colonists where very angry and still Parliament did what
Put more taxes
King George is admired for what
strong leadership during the french and Indian war
Great Britain’s longest reigning monarch
King George
Ellis grandma is related to
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone led what expedition in 1769
Through the Appalachian mountains and opened a trail for west expansion
Daniel Boone was a
American frontiers man and explorer
Samuel Adams was a
Boston merchant
Samuel Adams strongly opposed what and did what
tax on colonists so he organized a resistance on the stamp act *organized the Boston tea party **
Founding Fathers where
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Patric Henry,
Roger Sherman
John Handcock was what
Merchant statesman and patriot of the revelation
John Handcock Political prtege of Samuel Adams
what is a prtege
Learns from
John Handcock influenced what
To ensure that Massachusetts ratified the us constitution in 1788
what does ratified mean
to pass a law
John Hancock was Most famous for what
His large signature on the D of I
What roles did Benjamin Franklin have in his lifetime?
Inventor, diplomat, founder, writer, scientist PolyMath
What is Poly math
Very good at all things
What founding documents did Benjamin Franklin help draft?
Helped draft the Declaration of Independence
What significant treaty did Franklin negotiate in 1783?
Negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War
What political roles did Franklin hold during his career?
Elected to Pennsylvania Assembly,
First Postmaster General,
Diplomat to France
What are some of Franklin’s notable inventions?
Franklin stove
Armonica (first American musical instrument)
Bifocals (to see close up and far away without changing glasses)
What types of organizations did Benjamin Franklin establish or organize?
Organized successful lending libraries
Established fire departments
Created insurance companies
What is the name of the almanac published by Franklin?
“Poor Richard’s Almanack”
Paul Revere was
silversmith
Paul Revere took part in what
the Boston tea party
what role did Paul Rever play in the war
He alerted when the British were coming in Lexington in Apr 18 1775
what was the first battle in the revolution
the battle of Lexington
Thomas Paine was
Journalist and inventor
what books did Thomas Paine wright
Common Sense
The Age of Reason
Rights of Man
Common sense what effect did it have
swayed public opinion of the American colonists to view Independence form the British
Common Sense printed date
Jan 10, 1776
Common sense led to what
The Declaration of Independence
Independence was ratified when
July 4, 1776
what is a orator
Good at speeches
Patrick Henry was
Brilliant Orator and statesman
Taxation with out Representation was
A key idea of the revolution
Patrick Henry’s Famous quote
Give me liberty or give me death.
Patrick Henry was first governor of what
Virginia in 1776
Patrick Henry Did not believe in what
Powerful federal government
and Virginia ratifying the constitution in 1787 negative impact of states rights
Nathan Hale was a
Military leather, American spy and school teacher
Nathan Hale volunteered to do what
Go behind enemy lines to gather information he was one of the first
Nathan Hale How Did he do as a spy
He got captured and hanged for espionage in Sept 22, 1776
Nathan Hale famous speech
“I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country”
Nathan Hale famous speech did what
It got more people recruited and helped the colonists a lot
