Before DC
At the Movies
Establishing the Nation's Capital
Pearl Escape
Shaping and Reshaping the District
100
What are THREE different names for DC's first "parent" OTHER THAN "Indians"?
Native Americans
indigenous people
First Nations peoples
Powhatans / Nacostins
100
We watched part of the film, The New World, during the first part of class. In that film, the "new world" is what continent?
North America
100
Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton worked out a compromise in 1790 that satisfied what two parts (regions) of the new United States?
North and South
100
What was an "abolitionist"?
An abolitionist was someone who actively worked to oppose slavery.
100
What is this called, and what did it do?
This is a boundary stone, and it marked the boundary/border between the District of Columbia and Maryland/Virginia.
200
Which of these natural resources was most important to the native peoples who lived in this region before the arrival of Europeans?
a) the buffalo b) silver c) corn d) the horse
corn (maize)
200
Pocahontas, her father, and her uncle, Opechechanough were all members of what North American tribe?
Powhatan
200
This event took place in Boston, Massachusetts.
What does it have to do with DC History?
The Boston Massacre was one of the events that was part of the American Revolution. That revolution resulted in the creation of the United States of America and a capital for the new country.
200
Name any THREE of the historical figures involved in the Pearl Escape.
Answers vary.
200
What 3 things does this part of the Constitution DO?
“Congress shall have power to...exercise exclusive legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States…”
1) it establishes the size of DC
2) it establishes the shape of DC
3) it puts Congress in charge of DC
300
Who were the two warring tribes living on opposite sides of the Potomac River?
Powhatans and Susquehannocks
300
Even though we saw it happen in "The New World," it is unlikely that Pocahontas actually saved John Smith's life. What is a more likely explanation for what happened in that meeting with Powhatan?
The Powhatan people were welcoming him into the tribe as an honorary member in a ceremony.
300
Who are these guys, and why are they mad?
These are veterans of the Revolutionary War who were mad because the US government had not yet paid them for their service.
300
Why did we refer to Judson Diggs as "the snitch"?
He told authorities about the whereabouts of the Pearl.
300
Why were business leaders in Alexandria frustrated with the development of DC (the capital)?
They thought they would be getting rich off the establishment of the new city, and they weren't.
400
Explain how "revenge" was part of the "Curse of the Three Sisters."
The medicine man's three daughters sought revenge for the murder of their lovers.
400
We saw a film called "Africans in America, part 1: The Terrible Transformation." What was the "terrible transformation"?
It was the change from multi-racial indentured servitude to racial (African) slavery.
400
What do these cities have in common?
Lancaster, PA
York, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Princeton, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Baltimore, MD
Annapolis, MD
New York City, NY
Congress met temporarily in all of these cities before Washington, DC, our permanent nation's capital, was created.
400
Who was Gamaliel Bailey, and why were some people threatening him after the Pearl escape?
He ran an abolitionist (anti-slavery) newspaper, and some people opposed to the escape thought that his newspaper was filling people's heads with ideas of freedom and rebellion against slavery (abolitionism).
400
Which of these places was NOT part of the original District of Columbia?
a) Alexandria City
b) Prince George's County
c) Washington County
d) Georgetown
Prince George's County
500
Why did native peoples in this region tell the Curse of the Three Sisters to each other?
They did so to explain how three rocks appeared in the Potomac River.
500
Why does the film, "The Terrible Transformation" teach us about a man named Anthony Johnson?
He was an example of black man who was an indentured servant and then became a land owner and master of indentured servants himself. He represents the opportunities for white AND black people BEFORE the terrible transformation.
500
Explain what this song lyric has to do with the establishment of DC:
Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room
Diametrically opposed
Foes
They emerge with a compromise
Having open doors that were previously closed
Bros
These lyrics discuss the dinner that took place between Hamilton, Madison and Jefferson that resulted in the nation's capital being placed in the South (Md. and Va.)
500
What is the name of the family that had multiple members escaping on the Pearl?
The Edmonson family
500
How did people in Alexandria lose voting rights when the District was created? use the word "Congress" in your answer.
The Constitution says that only states get representation in Congress. People in Alexandria lost voting rights because DC is not a state, so people in Alexandria had no one in Congress to represent their concerns when Alexandria became part of DC.