Lesson 1 US

Question 1

Who coined the term american dream?

Answer 1

James Truslow Adams in 1931
in The Epic of America

Question 2

What was happening in the 30s?

Answer 2

The great depresion

Question 3

Date of the declaration of independence

Answer 3

4th of July, 1776

Question 4

What sentence from the declaration of independence relates to the American dream?

Answer 4

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

Question 5

What term symbolises Kamala Harris’ presidential campain? And why?

Answer 5

“forward” in the sense that voting Trump would be going back, in time and mindset

Question 6

Who is Andrew Carnegie?

Answer 6

A Scottish industrial in the steel industry that became one of the richests in the US. He’s an example of the American dream

Question 7

Who’s Horatio Alger

Answer 7

1832–1899 An American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the “rags-to-riches” narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States

Question 8

Lawrence R Samuel quote :

Answer 8

“It is the devout belief that tomorrow can and will be better than today”

Question 9

When did the Mayflower arrive?

Answer 9

With the Mayflower 1620

Question 10

Reasons for colonising

Answer 10

Business openings
Religious freedom
Land of opportunities

Question 11

What could attract colonisers from back in the early days?

Answer 11

Natural ressources
Land
Forests
Fishing possibilities

Question 12

What were some of the things you could find in America and sell in the UK?

Answer 12

Otter and Beaver pelts
Tobacco and Sugar

Question 13

Who sponsored the first settlers?

Answer 13

British trading companies
The Virginia Company of London
The Massachusetts Bay Company

They were join-stock companies

Question 14

What are joint-stock companies?

Answer 14

A joint-stock company (JSC) is a business entity in which shares of the company’s stock can be bought and sold by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion, evidenced by their shares (certificates of ownership).[1] Shareholders are able to transfer their shares to others without any effects to the continued existence of the company.[2]

Question 15

What document did they need?

Answer 15

The needed a Royal charter

Question 16

What was the first permanent settlement in north America?

Answer 16

Jamestown 1607
in Virginia

Question 17

Who was John Winthrop

Answer 17

John Winthrop was a stockholder of the Massachuesetts Bay Company
He was puritan.
So the first settlement was partly religious in intent in Salem

Answer 18

Salem

Answer 19

The Pilgrims (separatists from the Church of England)
and the Puritans (non-separatists)

Question 20

What was the name of the boat of the Puritans?

Answer 20

Arbella

Question 21

Why did the pilgrims left?

Answer 21

Because of religious and political differences between them and England.
They thought the Church of England was corrupt and beyond saving

Question 22

Who was the most famous pilgrim?

Answer 22

William Bradford

Question 23

What was the Mayflower compact?

Answer 23

It was a set of rules established by the settlers
11th of November, 1620

Question 24

What was the name of the colony established by the settlers of the Mayflower?

Answer 24

The Plymouth colony with Bradford as the governer