people to meet

Question 1

John Smith

Answer 1

John Smith played an important role in the establishment of Jamestown. Jamestown was failing pretty bad, and he saved it by…

• helping to develop farming
• improving relations with tribes(Pocahontas’ tribe)
• the eyes/ears of the King

Question 2

Thomas Paine

Answer 2

Thomas Paine was the author of a pamphlet, Common Sense. He wanted independence from England and the creation of a Democratic Republic.

Question 3

Sons of Liberty

Answer 3

The Sons of Liberty was a group of colonists whose aim was to bring awareness to colonist’s grievances and to organize protests against British rule.

Question 4

Redcoats

Answer 4

British soldiers.

Question 5

Federalists

Answer 5

Federalists were in support of a government in which states share some control with a centralized government.

Question 6

Antifederalists

Answer 6

Antifederalists were in opposition to the Federalists and opposed the idea of extensions to the power of a centralized government(more power for states/local governments).

Question 7

James Monroe

Answer 7

5th president of the United States, his presidency coincided with the “Era of Good Feelings.”

Question 8

Pocahontas

Answer 8

Pochahontas saves John Smith’s life after he is kidnapped and about to be killed. She also helps the relations between the English and the Natives.

Question 9

George Washington

Answer 9

George Washington was a military man and was able to help the United States because of his time spent with the British. Although he doesn’t like politics, he becomes the first president of the US (by-election from the Constitutional Convention).

Question 10

John Adams

Answer 10

John Adams was the second President and passes the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Question 11

King George

Answer 11

King George was the British King during the Revolution!

Question 12

Andrew Jackson

Answer 12

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President.

Question 13

King James

Answer 13

King James was the king when the Pilgrims sailed to the New World on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom.

Question 14

Iriquois Nation

Answer 14

Native Americans in the United States, in which many were involved in the American Revolution.

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 15

Thomas Jefferson was the third President. He established the 12th amendment and conducted the Louisana Purchase. He also had different viewpoints than Alexander Hamilton about the National Bank and foreign alliances.

Question 16

Lewis and Clark

Answer 16

Lewis and Clark conducted the first American Expedition to cross the Western portion of the United States. This was the land of the Louisana Purchase.

Question 17

John Hancock

Answer 17

John Hancock was the President of the Second Continental Congress. He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. (big/bold signature)

Question 18

Pilgrims

Answer 18

Pilgrims were the English Settlers who established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.

Question 19

Pontiac

Answer 19

Pontiac led the Native Americans in Pontiac’s Rebellion against the British trying to control the Great Lakes Region.

Question 20

Loyalists

Answer 20

Colonists who were sympathetic to the King and Britain.

Question 21

James Madison

Answer 21

James Madison was the 4th president and was President during the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent’s signing.

Question 22

Puritans

Answer 22

Puritans sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices.

Question 23

Samuel Adams

Answer 23

Samuel Adams was a founding father, who strongly opposed taxation against the colonies, formulated resistance against the Stamp Act, and helped to organize the Boston Tea Party.

Question 24

Patriots

Answer 24

Colonists who believed that the King was abusing his power and ruling unfairly over the colonies.

Question 25

Alexander Hamilton

Answer 25

Alexander Hamilton was a federalist who:

• wanted a national bank
• did not want an alliance with France

Question 26

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 26

Benjamin Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.