French & Indian War
What is the official name of the global conflict that we, in the US and Canada, still call the French & Indian War?
The Seven Years War
Where is the closest federally recognized Indian Reservation to the metro Atlanta area?
Cherokee, NC
This man killed enslavers with a broadsword...I mean, you should just remember that fact. But he does so much more!
John Brown
This movie, set during the French & Indian War, shows the deteriorating relationship between the British regulars and their colonists as the war progressed. It's also the greatest movie ever made. James Fenimore Cooper wrote the novel.
Last of the Mohicans
Which is further west: Atlanta, Georgia or Detroit, Michigan?
Atlanta
Who became Secretary of State for the British Crown, and instituted the "Black Check" policy, that would ultimately win the war, but bankrupt the nation?
William Pitt
The Treaty of Greenville, which ended the Northwest Indian War after the Battle of Fallen Timbers, was the first time that the U.S. did what?
Recognized Native sovereignity.
What was the name of the automobile that Ford made available to all Americans, through perfection of the assembly line system?
Model T
This epic film shares its name with the same Civil War turning-point battle it depicts. What a performance by the guy playing Chamberlain on top of Little Round Top!
Gettysburg
What is the easternmost state in the United States?
Alaska
What Native American war broke out immediately following the French defeat?
Pontiacs Rebellion
In the Southwestern US and Mexico, a full moon is often referred to as a ______ Moon, as this Native American tribe would often raid into Texas and Mexico under the moonlight.
Commanche
What should you never, EVER, use in this class, as it is actively making us dumber as a society (and there's a pretty decent chance it will wipe us out as a species)?
AI
This man overcame his learning challenges to become a decorated Vietnam war hero, help ease tensions with China through ping pong, a millionaire shrimp boat captain, and an All-American Kick Returner at the University of Alabama
Forrest Gump
What is the only state in the US that borders just one other state?
Maine
In the lead-up to the war, this Native American tribe saw a civil war that lasted from roughly 1747-1750. It was based over who they would prefer to trade with, between the British and the French, highlighting a decision most Eastern tribes were faced with.
Choctaw
The "Three Sisters" were the three main food crops of Eastern North American, as well as Mesoamerican, societies. What were they?
Beans, Corn, Squash
I'm running out of time here, so, I don't know: who is the greatest musical group of all time, according to Mr. Clayton?
OutKast
What movie, debuting fairly recently, became the first to use the Choctaw language in a film?
Sinners
In World War 2, there is one state that was actually invaded by the enemy, with boots on the ground. What state was it?
Alaska
Why did George Washington sign a document, admitting to assassinating de Jumonville, and confessing to a war crime?
It was written in French, and he didn't speak French
Who was the principal Cherokee Chief, who long fought against forced westward migration, but in the end would support that plan as a way to save the Cherokee? You can visit his home in Rome, GA today.
Major Ridge
Hell on Wheels is a show starring amazing actor and Sewanee grad Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon; a man who leads his team of former slaves, Irish immigrants, and Chinese immigrants in constructing what 1860s marvel?
Transcontinental Railroad
This movie gives us a good view of tenement housing, ethnic enclaves, Tammany Hall corruption, Civil War draft-riots, nativism, and more, as Bill the Butcher leads the Natives against Amsterdam Vallon and the Dead Rabbits
Gangs of New York
What is the name of the island that once served as the main military outpost for colonial Georgia, is where the troops were stationed who defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Bloody Marsh, and is actually pictured behind my desk?
St. Simons Island