Native Americans and African Americans
What is the name of the government that five Native American tribes formed?
The Iroquois Confederacy
Ethan Allen was a military leader in the Revolutionary War. What was his action?
led the Green Mountain Boys to take over Fort Ticonderoga from the British
The Great Compromise says The House of Representatives would be based on population of each state and the Senate would have two representatives from each state. Who suggested the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman of Connecticut
Many commercial leaders where also what other kind of leader?
Political leaders
Religious innovators changed religion in the colonies. How did they do that?
They created revivals.
What is the style of song with two parts performed by separate musicians?
Call and response
Green Mountain Boys were military leaders in the Revolutionary War. What was their action?
a group of men from Vermont who had been protecting their land and property from the British
Who was one the strongest voices to push for INDEPENDENCE from Great Britain?
John Adams
How did American literature change after the Revolutionary War?
Topics changed to things like the frontier and what it meant to be American.
How did religious innovators shape America?
They invented new ways to worship.
Who was the first African American women to have her poems published?
Phillis Wheatley
Henry Knox was a military leader in the Revolutionary War. What was his action?
He moved 50 pieces of heavy artillery 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston
John Peter Zenger ran a newspaper. In 1734, he accused William S. Cosby, the governor of New York, of using his position to profit illegally. Cosby had Zenger charged with libel. What does libel mean?
Libel means to print untrue statements to hurt somebody.
Who signed the Constitution and helped create America's financial system?
Robert Morris
He spread Christianity in the West by creating missions.
Who did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson take ideas from for their new government from?
The Iroquois Confederacy
George Washington had two horses shot out from under him. But how did he realize how close he had come to death?
He noticed 4 bullet holes in his coat.
Why was The Great Compromise necessary?
Who was one of the best silver artists in the colonies, and best known for warning that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
How did Anne Hutchinson gain followers and influence in the colonies?
She said that faith should be personal and not based on rules.
What is a form of government in which the people have the power to make decisions?
A democracy
Why were the British surprised by George Washington’s attack on Trenton, New Jersey?
It was Christmas!
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the 3rd President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first American to have over one million dollars?
John Jacob Aster
Who was the religious innovator behind the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards