A Soldier for the Crown
Constitution
Jefferson
Hamilton
Other
100
What was the big plot twist?
The narrator is a girl named Dorothy.
100
What is this? "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The Preamble
100
First name?
Thomas
100
First name?
Alexander
100
What is a flashback?
A break from the main story that goes back in time
200
Where does the "present day" of the story take place?
After the revolutionary war on ship
200
According to the Bill of Rights, when people feel how about the government is it most successful?
Confident in it
200
Did Jefferson favor a stronger Congress or a liberal interpretation of the limits on presidential powers?
Stronger Congress (Hamilton had a liberal interpretation of the limits of presidential power.)
200
How was Hamilton known for expressing his opinion?
Without reserve/limit to anyone
200
What is mood?
the emotional feeling given by a text or section of text
300
What does sailing away on a ship symbolize for the main character?
Freedom and hope
300
What are "further declaratory and restrictive clauses"?
Additions to the document which could limit rights or hurt people
300
What did Jefferson first disagree with Hamilton over?
How to pay of debt
300
Why did Hamilton support Jefferson as president?
He trusted him more than the other candidate.
300
What is a shift?
A change in a text
400
What is the effect of the story being told in 2nd person (you)?
It hides the narrator's identity and makes it seem like the main character is thinking back.
400
What is meant by the phrase “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”?
The writers wanted liberty for future generations as well as their own.
400
Who did Jefferson have an affair with?
Sally Hemmings (one of his slaves)
400
What did Hamilton think about Jefferson's Lousiana Purchase?
It went against Jefferson original beliefs before becoming president.
400
To "infer" is to...
make a guess based on evidence
500
What upsetting event (after she joined war) really affected the narrator?
Her brother was killed.
500
True or false? The Constitution leaves no room for interpretation.
False
500
What was proved in 1998?
A male in Jefferson's family (probably him) had children with Sally Hemmings.
500
Who did Hamilton have an affair with?
Maria Reynolds (a married 23 year old)
500
Connotation is...
the idea or feeling evoked by a word (beyond the dictionary definition)
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