Colonial Culture
One of the 6 concerns of human life is the POLITICAL sphere, which addresses this question.
What is "Who shall be in charge?"
Who is Benjamin West?
I was a "civil and decent" surveyor who lived at Mount Vernon
Who is George Washington?
The stories of Anansi the greedy spider were from this kingdom.
What is the Asante Kingdom?
The year George Washington was born?
What is 1732?
The ECONOMIC and SOCIAL concerns in every human society answers these two questions.
What is "How will we make our living?" and "How shall we relate to others?"
I am NOT a Quaker, I invented the lightning rod amongst many other inventions, and I was the best-known man in the American colonies because of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
I was a hunter born in a log cabin. I received my first rifle when I turned 12 years old.
Who is Daniel Boone?
What is the soul of all the Asante people?
The year 30+ different Indian nations ALL had horses and started settling the Great Plains, the year Frederick became King of Prussia, AND the year Britain captures the fort, Porto Bello?
What is 1740?
The Middle Colonies answered the INTELLECTUAL question by providing this type of school.
What is private schools (not public schools) run by churches and individuals?
Pontiac was his name. This was the tribe he was from and tell us the meaning of his name.
What is Ottawa? What is "stopping it"?
Even though Abigail Adams, John Adam's wife, did not go to school, she was able to instead be educated this way.
What is listening to her father and his friends discuss problems of the day, and read Shakespeare and other school books studied at school by boys?
Who were the Pueblo Indians/Native Americans?
The year Benjamin Franklin was appointed Postmaster General of the American colonies.
What is 1753?
This is the term used to describe England's neglect to enforce the Navigation Acts.
What is salutary (beneficial) neglect?
Benjamin Franklin saw that it was important for the colonies' future for them to unite. Later on, he was appointed as the first Postmaster General of the colonies, through which he accomplished 2 things to drew the scattered colonies together.
What were post roads and the mail service?
Classmate of John Adams, wealthy Bostonian merchant who was adopted by his uncle Thomas.
Who is John Hancock?
Strict Quakers disapproved of painting pictures, but these Quaker parents did not think it was evil.
Who were Benjamin West's parents?
The year the Asante had been united for about 55 years?
What is 1750?
The New England Colonies used this type of gathering to decide who should be in charge.
What were town meetings?
He would rather dig a ditch than study "amo, amas, amat."
Who is John Adams?
Admiral Vernon (Mt. Vernon) and Admiral Anson were tasked by Britain to attack the colonies of this country.
What is Spain?
I need to survive in the woods for two weeks. I should call him.
Who is Daniel Boone?
The year John Adams graduated from Harvard
What is 1755?