Para 1: The Beginnings of America

Question 1

The British further colonised America beginning in what year?

Answer 1

1497

Question 2

America, originally founded in 1492 by Christopher Columbus for the Spanish, and further colonised by the British from 1497…..

Answer 2

has had conflicting ideas of freedom since its origin

Question 3

The varying belief systems and attitudes mingling with Native American’s preexisting beliefs….

Answer 3

all trying to take control at once results in the success of the colonies becoming dependent on the denial of freedoms to certain groups.

Question 4

What was the dominate notion of freedom in this period?

Answer 4

The dominate notion of freedom was that rights and privileges were dependent on nationality or class

Question 5

What were embedded into law?

Answer 5

The principles of white supremacy and notion that freedom from slavery was based on your race

Question 6

The dominate notion of freedom in this time centred around the concept…..

Answer 6

that rights and privileges were dependent on nationality or class and the principles of white supremacy and the concept that freedom from slavery depends on skin colour are embedded into law

Question 7

What year is the American Revolution?

Answer 7

1775 until 1783

Question 8

What year is the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 8

1776

Question 9

What did the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 9

Brought about an emergence of the idea of inalienable freedoms

Question 10

What does American exceptionalism insist and what are its impacts?

Answer 10

That America is a special place in the world which harbours freedom, has contradictory impacts, creating opportunity for some and oppression for others

Question 11

What freedoms are expanded for the white man following the Revolution?

Answer 11

All white males are granted suffrage and religious freedoms are increased

Question 12

What year was America founded and who by?

Answer 12

1492, Christopher Columbus