Puritans
This was the country Puritans came from.
What is England
This was a common slogan the colonists used to criticize King George's policy of taking money from Americans but not giving them a voice in government
No taxation without representation
This was written during the Revolutionary War and outlines American ideals
What is The Declaration of Independence?
This was considered a motivational piece of propaganda written during a Revolutionary War defeat.
What is "The American Crisis?"
This was a genre of literature used to open the eyes of white Americans to the horrors of Slavery and therefore persuade them to fight against it.
What is a slave narrative?
This is the line/slogan from John Winthrop's speech that is most iconic and still used by politicians today.
"For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill"
This is what we called colonists who wanted to stay true to England rather than fight for independence.
Loyalists
According to the DOI, this is instituted amongst men and designed to protect rights.
What is a government?
This was written after the Revolutionary War was won and its goal was to identify America's identity in a very idealistic way.
What is Letters from an American Farmer or What is "What is an American?'"
This was the boat journey across the Atlantic made by enslaved Africans from 1600-1808.
What was the Middle Passage?
This was the title of the famous speech given aboard the Arbella by Puritan John Winthrop.
What is "A Model of Christian Charity?"
This is what we called colonists who wanted to fight for independence.
Patriots
Antifederalists feared this gave the central government too much power.
What is the Constitution?
This is what happens to immigrants when they come to America according to Crevecoeur's metaphor.
What is withering plants flourish?
This word means something that is a perfect standard and almost unattainable.
What is an ideal?
This was the main reason Puritans came to America.
What is religious freedom?
This was one of the reasons we won the Revolutionary War and "FRIED" the English army.
Who are the French?
This was created as a compromise to please the Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights
This is the word Equiano would likely use to describe his vision of America.
What is hypocritical?
This would be Handsome Lake's reaction to John Winthrop calling his plantation a "City Upon a Hill."
What is the hot mockery of laughter
This is the main difference between what John Winthrop meant in 1630 and what politicians mean today when they use Winthrop's famous slogan.
What is a religious example vs. an example of the best country/world leader/global example?
This was the first system of government set up after gaining independence
What are The Articles of Confederation?
According to the BOR Preamble, this is the purpose of the BOR.
What is trust in one's government?/What is preventing the abuse of the Constitution?
This line from Equiano's narrative indicates white Christian Americans were hypocrites.
What is "Oh ye nominal Christians?"
This amendment in the Bill of Rights essentially gives the people the right to privacy.
What is the fourth amendment?