Unit 2
Who wrote Hamilton: An American Musical?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
What is the name of the Caribbean island where Hamilton was born?
Nevis
Who gave Hamilton's Eulogy?
Robert Morris
America's favorite fighting Frenchman!
Marquis de LaFayette
Who sang it?
"I know Alexander Hamilton is here, and he would rather not have this debate, I'll remind you that he is not secretary of state!"
Thomas Jefferson
What is the connotation of the word snake?
Someone who is shady, untrustworthy, vile
In what New Jersey town did both Philip and Alexander fight in a duel?
Weehawken
What was Catherine Livingston's nickname?
Kitty
This character was a friend of Hamilton and a revolutionary war spy. (First and last name)
Hercules Mulligan
What Ancient Greek Myth character does Angelica compare Hamilton to?
Icarus
What word is used to describe characters that are opposites?
Character Foils
After Alexander Hamilton died, approximately how many more years did Eliza live before dying? (approx. within 5 years)
50 years
What was the subject matter of Hamilton's letter to Alexander McDougall?
He lost/misplaced some books and pamphlets that McDougall had let him borrow at university.
What was the full name of the woman Hamilton had an affair with?
Ms. Maria Reynolds
Who sang it?
"History has its eyes on you."
George Washington
How long did it take the writer of Hamilton: An American Musical to write it?
7 years
When Hamilton was George Washington's aide, what was his military rank?
Lieutenant Colonel
In Alexander Hamilton's letter to John Jay, what is one reason that he gives for why there should be Black battalions in the Revolutionary War?
(answers may vary)
secure their fidelity
animate their courage
opens a door for their emancipation
Black soldiers are highly capable
it is more humane
Southern states do not provide enough soldiers
Southern states are vulnerable to attack
Southern slave business bound to decline
Which character wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
Name that song!
"I've been reading common sense by Thomas Paine, so men say that I'm intense or I'm insane!"
The Schuyler Sisters
Who is the author of the secondary resource that the writer of Hamilton: An American Musical based his story on?
Ron Chernow
What was the title of the St. Croix-based newsletter that Hamilton often submitted his writings to, including one rather spicy poem that we read in class?
The Royal Danish American Gazette
In the days leading up to their famous duel, with what odd phrase did they sign their correspondence to each other?
"Your obedient servant"
Who did Angelica marry?
John B. Church
Who sang it?
"Heed not the rabble who scream revolution. They have not your interests at heart"
Samuel Seabury