Colonial Oddities
These people came to America seeking religious freedom but famously kicked out anyone who disagreed.
Puritans (Pilgrims also accepted)
Before the Revolution, some colonists worked as these, hauling goods across colonies by land or water.
Merchants/traders
This President, rather ironically, stated "I am not a crook" and then later resigned due to a major scandal.
Richard Nixon
In Alaska, it’s illegal to wake up this animal just to take a photo.
Bears
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America… and it almost didn’t survive because they ran out of this.
Jamestown/food
This group of colonial women sometimes made “homespun” clothes instead of buying British imports.
Daughters of Liberty
This President is considered the Father of the Constitution- 4th President
James Madison
In Connecticut, this food only counts as “real” if it bounces.
Pickle
This colony was founded by William Penn as a “holy experiment” for religious tolerance. SPELLING MATTERS
Pennsylvania
Some Puritan towns hired this person to wake everyone up in the morning.
Town Crier
This President during World War I, aided the war effort by posting a flock of sheep on the White House lawn. As many as 48 sheep grazed the property, cutting down on labor and maintenance costs and auctioned off wool to generate $53,823 for the Red Cross.
Woodrow Wilson
In Georgia, this food is legally required to be eaten with your hands, not a fork.
Fried chicken
This colony was originally founded as a debtor’s haven and buffer between Spanish Florida and the English colonies.
Georgia
These soldiers were hired to fight on behalf of the British in the Revolutionary War but weren’t American or British.
Hessians (German)
This President was never elected by the people- he also played college football at University of Michigan.
Gerald Ford
In Ohio, it’s illegal to get this type of pet drunk.
Fish
In the 1600s, what was the common punishment for gossiping or swearing?
Public humiliation, fines, imprisonment, and sometimes physical punishment
Some colonial towns hired someone to follow pigs around and make sure they didn’t escape. What was the name of that job?
Swineherd/hog reeve
This lesser known President was almost killed by a cannon exploding as a passenger on the USS Princeton during a ceremonial cruise on the Potomac River. While demonstrating one of the ship's cannons, called the "Peacemaker," the cannon exploded. The blast killed several people, including Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer.
John Tyler
In Texas, it’s illegal to sell this part of the human body.
Eyeballs