7th Grade
What city invented democracy?
Athens
What do we call the group of colonies that is furthest to the North of the U.S.?
The New England Colonies
Who is the father of Uncas?
Chingachgook
What document is the Greatest Break-Up Letter Ever Written?
The Declaration of Independence
What do you call someone who did not support the Revolutionary War?
A Loyalist
What is the name of two of our secretaries?
Mrs. Miller, Ms. Phipps, Mrs. Climie
What are the names of my two cats?
Hamilton and Anakin
The Roman Senate assassinated ______ to try to save democracy.
Julius Caesar
What was the first successful English colony in the U.S.?
Jamestown, Virginia
What war did Benjamin Martin fight in before the movie starts?
French and Indian War
What do you call a militia member who had to be ready to fight at a moment's notice?
Minuteman
What battle ended the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
Who are the 8th-grade social studies teachers?
Ms. Burk, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Meister
What makes me say: "When the bell rings?"
When students ask: What time does this class end?
___________ is a famous conqueror born in Macedonia.
Alexander the Great
Which group of colonial settlers would we call religious separatists?
Pilgrims
Who is the real-life counterpart of Col. William Tavington?
Col. Banastre Tarleton
What would colonials burn in the streets in protest that looked like local tax collectors?
Effigies
What group served as the colonists' unofficial form of government during the War?
Continental Congress
What year was this building built?
2013
What after-school activity do I coach?
Speech and Debate
What is the economic and political system in which people exchange loyalty and labor for a lord's protection?
Feudalism
What do you call people who agreed to work for no pay for a number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies?
Indentured Servants
If you are found guilty of sedition, what would you be called?
A traitor
What act passed by England required the colonists to pay a tax for every piece of paper including newspapers, playing cards, and licenses?
The Stamp Act
What is the name of the agreement that ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treat of Paris of 1783
What is the name of our head custodian?
Ms. Chelsea
I'm a millennial. What's my most used emoji?
ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
What are the Three G's of motivation for European Exploration?
Gold, Glory, God
What is the name of the first English child born in America?
Virginia Dare
What piece of furniture is Benjamin obsessed with making and perfecting?
A rocking chair
The engraving of the Boston Massacre that Paul Revere made is an example of what?
Propaganda
Name one of the non-American-born people who helped train soldiers in the Continental Army.
Baron Von Steuben and Marquis de Layfaette
What subject did Mr. Sigmon teach before he was a vice principal?
Social Studies
Name a teacher in this school that I had as a teacher when I was younger.
Mr. Tate - 7th Grade Math
Mr. Cook - 12th Grade Social Studies
Mrs. O'Dell - 6th Grade Math