Micellaneous

Question 0

Who wrote the Common Sense pamphlet??

Answer 0

Thomas Paine

Question 1

Who wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers??

Answer 1

Andrew Hamilton and John Jay

Question 2

Which acts resulted in the creation of the 1st Continental Congress??

Answer 2

The Intolerable Acts

Question 3

Where were the Acadians originally from??

Answer 3

They were originally from Quebec, but they were relocated to Louisiana and are now called Cajuns.

Question 4

Who was the Olive Branch Petition written to?

Answer 4

It was written to King George prior to the Declaration of Independence.

Question 5

What important battle did Mad Anthony Wayne win??

Answer 5

He won the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Question 6

What is the capital of the Aztecs??

Answer 6

Tenochtitlan

Question 7

Who was Hiawatha??

Answer 7

The leader of the Iroquois Confederation.

Question 8

Who conquered the Aztecs??

Answer 8

Cortez

Question 9

Jamestown

Answer 9

1st settlement in the Americas

Question 10

What was a Joint-Stock Company??

Answer 10

Investors put money into the company with hopes for a good return.

Question 11

Why are the Barbados slave codes important??

Answer 11

They were the basis of the first slave codes in the Carolinas.

Question 12

Separatists vs Puritans

Answer 12

Separatists separated from the Church of England. Puritans wanted to be really pure and were more hard core.

Question 13

Who founded Pittsburgh??

Answer 13

William Pitt

Question 14

What state did William Penn found??

Answer 14

Pennsylvania

Question 15

What was the Mayflower Compact??

Answer 15

First form of self-government in the Americas.

Question 16

What was Salutary Neglect??

Answer 16

When Great Britain had laws that they did not force the colonies to abide by. (They basically ignored the colonies.)

Question 17

What was the Head right system??

Answer 17

If you brought people to the Americas, you would receive land as repayment.

Question 18

What event are George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards associated with??

Answer 18

The First Great Awakening

Question 19

What is the Molasses Act??

Answer 19

A tax on Molasses(which was used to make rum).

Question 20

Who was John Peter Zenger??

Answer 20

He was involved in the Zenger trial, which was a big win for the Freedom of Press.

Question 21

What did the Proclamation of 1763 say??

Answer 21

It stated that the colonists could not settle to the West of the Appalachian Mountains.

Question 22

7 years war

Answer 22

(French and Indian War)Started by George Washington, French and Indians vs British, actually lasted for nine years.

Question 23

Pontiac

Answer 23

Indian leader who scalped people.

Question 24

Edward Braddicks

Answer 24

British general, killed by Indians. (Braddicks Defeat) the battle where Washington got shot through the coat 4 times.

Question 25

Sons of Liberty

Answer 25

Organized ways to resist the British acts such as Townshend Acts and Intolerable Acts.

Question 26

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Answer 26

Treaty of the Revolutionary War. Gave America its independence.

Question 27

Declaration of Independence

Answer 27

Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776.