hamilton
Who was Alexander Hamilton
He was the very first Secretary of the Treasury, to be exact. He acted as George Washington's right hand man during the American Revolution, and after the war he was promoted to create a national bank.
Who was the commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution?
George Washington
three steps of anaconda plan
1) block out southern ports
2) split confederacy, take control of mississippi River
3) ambush the capital, richmond
what is one triumph for african americans during the reconstruction era?
acceptable answers: they could get married, black men could vote/be elected into political office, etc.
what is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
fear of long words
Which song in "Hamilton" has a section that is the fastest sung song on Broadway?
Lin Manuel Miranda was very sneaky with this line because in Act One, Lafayette and Mulligan physically fight with Hamilton in the revolution, but the actors who play them in the original production also play Jefferson and Madison in Act Two, who also verbally fought with Hamilton.
What treaty ended the war of the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
what is the name of a cult who murdered african americans ??
kkk
name one guy who was president during the reconstruction era
acceptable answers: abe lincoln, andrew johnson, rutherford b hayes, ulysses s grant.
do cows moo with regional accents?
yes
Lin-Manuel Miranda started writing "Dear Theodosia" at what point in his life?
This isn't the full story - Lin says in "Hamilton: a Revolution" that already they had been struggling when they went to a vacation to the Dominican Republic with his wife's family. "My wife's aunt [...] was struggling was ALS, so the air was heavy: we dreaded/anticipated the news of her passing even as we attempted to make the best of this vacation. Amidst all this, one day a tiny stray puppy jumped up on my wife's beach chair and nipped at her ankle, with large brown eyes that pleaded, "Get me off this island." [...] Vanessa, a lifelong cat person, switched teams in that moment and Tobillo (Spanish for ankle) entered our lives for good."
How many British colonies formed the United States of America?
13
what amendment said everyone can vote regardless of race/color ??
fifteenth amendment
which amendment to the U.S. constitution barred states from restricting the right to vote based on race?
15th amendment
how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll?
364
What is the final song in Act One?
Non-Stop
Which battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
who was nominated for the election of 1868 ??
ulysses s. grant
what were the laws that southern governments enacted after the civil war to restrict the economic freedom of african americans?
the black codes
what store has a lower acceptance rate than harvard?
walmart
In the original Broadway cast, Jasmine Cephas-Jones plays which Schuyler sister?
She plays Maria Reynolds (hence the "I loved him" in the opening scene alongside Angelica and Eliza).
Which American military officer switched sides and fought for the British during the American Revolution, making his name an epithet for a traitor in the United States?
Benedict Arnold
which court case in the Supreme Court talked about segregation laws which didn’t violate the fourteenth amendment?
plessy v. ferguson
which political party controlled the governments of nearly all the former confederate states when they were readmitted to the union?
the republican party
what is george washington’s fav food ??
hoecakes (basically pancakes but fatter and made w cornmeal)