US Seal
Who proposed a seal for the US depicting the Jews in the desert led by a cloud?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Jonas write a letter to about his religious beliefs?
George Washington
He led the decampment of Congregation Shearith Israel during the war?
Hazan Gershom Seixas
Name of laws that regulated social morals in colonial America.
Blue Laws
"Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to G-d" was proposed by whom?
Ben Franklin
What did Jonas Phillips work as when he first arrived in the US?
An indentured servant
Which Jewish holiday did many Jews identify with as a shared experience of the American Revolution?
Pesach
What did William Bradford call New England?
New Jerusalem
What is the quote on the current US Seal?
"E Pluribus Unum"
Which congregation did Phillips help move from NY to Philadelphia?
Shearith Israel
What secured Jewish rights in the new United States?
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Which Puritan leader gave a speech about a "City Upon A Hill"
John Winthrop
What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
Out of many one
Which new congregation did he help found in Philadelphia?
Mikvah Israel
Name two cities that had large Jewish communities during the colonial era.
Charleston, New York City, Savannah, Newport, Philadelphia
What does creating a "city upon a hill" mean?
Creating a model society
Who created the current seal?
Charles Thomson and William Barton
Which document did Jonas Phillips send with a letter to a friend in Holland?
The Declaration of Independence
Which group of Jews was considered "high society" in colonial America?
Sephardic Jews
Name 3 towns in colonial America that have the same name as a biblical place?
Map on page 7