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founding fathers s.s
team 8-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in the british colonies before 1760, any white male newcomer had a legitimate to one day own ? | his land. |
| when the french and indeian war ended, british parliament reasond that since the conflict had protected the colonies, the colonists themselves sould shoulder the ?. | debt |
| the 1st blow to the colonits' freedom was the ? of 1765 | stamp act |
| the stamp tax unified the wrath of ? men and poor | rich |
| the "odd couple" brought together by the stamp act were ? | sam adams and john hancock |
| t/f? sam adams was the original "radical." | t |
| why did sam adams harbor a grudge against great britain? | they ruined his father's business |
| sam adams had once been a ? | tax collector |
| t/f? when sam adams was audited, john hancock cam to his rescue. | t |
| sam adams' organized efforts had encouraged great britain to repeal the ? | stamp act |
| sam adams' loyal followers were call the ? | sons of liberty |
| who was the wealthiest man in boston? | john hancock |
| where did hancock go to college? | harvard |
| t/f? there was very little alcohol consumed in colonial society. | f |
| british inspectors went aboard hancock's shiop the liberty. what happend to the inspectors? did they have any contraband evidence to turn in the next day? | they got trapped in the ship. no, the removed the wine. |
| sam adams recommended ? to represent john hancock | john adams. |
| john adams refused to ally himself w/ the sons of ? | liberty |
| when john adams reached harvard, he realized his fiery temper would be best for arguing ? | the law |
| t/f? john and abigail adams were very much a team and had a modern, partnership type of marriage | t |
| t/f? the citizens of boston were already enraged and waiting to rebel befor any troops from england showed up. | t |
| how many bostonians were killed by british musket fire? | 5 |
| who made the famous engraving of the boston massacre? | paul revere |
| t/f? john adams was one of the lawyers chosen to defend the british soldiers charged in the boston massacre | t |
| t/f? the soldiers were convicted and all were executed. | f |
| british tea was actually cheaper than the tea sold by colonial smuggler ? | john hancock |
| for the british, the boston tea party was the ? point | breaking |
| king george III shut down the port of ? | boston |
| the cause of boston became the cause of ? | the american colonies |
| the 1st continental congress was held in ? because it was geographically a central location. | philidelphia |
| t/f? sam adams' cousin john was very pessimistic about the 1st continental congress until he arrived and met george washington | t |
| what is meant by the statement "the 1st sontinental congress what kind of schizophrenic..."? | they were different |
| "the distinctions between virginians, pennsylvanians, new yorkers, and new englanders are no more." "i am not a virginian i am an amereican." these statement were made by ? | patrick henry |
| what did statements like these mean? | they were becoming one |
| t/f? thomas jefferson was always a strong supporter o patrick henry. | f |
| in speech, patrick henry foresaw the bloodshed in ? only a month away | massachusetts |
| he said, " the ? is inevitable, let it come" | war |
| "i knw not what course others may take, but as for me, give me ? or give me ?!" | liberty, death |
| which area took on special meaning to the british? in other words, which area was the center of protest that angered parliament the most? | boston |
| which two colonists garnered the most attention of the british? | john hancock and sam adams |
| general thomas gage was give orders to end insurrection (rebellion) in the colonies and his 1st order of business was to destroy ammunitino hidden at ? | concord |
| gage also ordered the british to arrest ? and ? | john hancock and sam adams |
| t/f? paul rever's main job was to warn the colonies that the british were arriving. | f |
| it is rumored that sam adams fired the 1st shot of the american revolution | sam adams |
| who was voted as president of the 2nd continental congress? | john hancock |
| ? had been in europe for 10 years trying to maintain peace with england. | ben franklin |
| as soon as he was taken out of ? he began getting in trouble | school |
| some famous quotes from poor richard's almanack include... "he that lies down w/ dogs, shall rise up w/ ?" "no gains w/o ?" | fleas, pains |
| t/f? franklin had offered to repay out of his ouwn purse the loss caused by the boston tea party | t |
| who was the oldest deleget at the 2nd continental congress? | ben franklin |
| the ? army and navy was the major military power in the world. | british |
| who attended all meetings of the continental congress in his military uniform? | george washington |
| t/f? although washington had poor teeth, he was always in a jolly, friendly mood. | f |
| t/f? very few 18th century marriages were based solely on romance | t |
| the fate of washington's entire force would one day rest upon the words of a recent english immigrant by the name of ? | thomas paine |
| the colonial agent in england was ? who helped paine get a new start in america | ben franklin |
| paine's pamphlet, entitled ? became a best seller in the colonies and help stoke the fires of revolution | common sense |
| after reading or hearing this pamphlet read, people were now speaking out loud the tresonous word ? | independence |
| give an example of the "two sides of paine". | quarrleing and standing up for what he believes |
| although richard henry lee was proposing independence for the colonies, th british would call this proposal ? | treason |
| t/f? john adams said the nothion that the revolution had the support of the mafority of the american peopole was probaly not corret | t |
| if a succexssful revolution occurred, the planters who were in debt to ? would never have to pat those debts | england |
| t/f? like many of the planter elite, thomas jefferson was also chronically in debt | t |
| ? and ? headed a 5 man committee to draft a declaration of indepencdence | john adams and ben franklin |
| jefferson was a better ? than ? | writer than speaker |
| jefferson went to college at ? | william and mart |
| t/f? one criticism of the dec. of indepencdence is that the document is not wholly original | t |
| in the original words of jefferson he palced the blame for the north american slave trade squarly on ? | the king of england |
| jefferson wrote " ?is an insult to the rights of human nature" | slavery |
| from the moment each man signed the declaration of independence he could be executed for ? if cought by the brtish | treason |
| t/f? george washington stared the rev war w/ a string of victories in new york | f |
| t/f? ben franklin and john adams had very different personalities | t |
| john adams favorite form of conversation was ? | an argument |
| victory or defeat still remained in ?'s hands | geroge washington's |
| t/f? all soldiers of the ocntinental army had a fine set of military boots | f |
| thomas paine, author of common sense wrote thincluded the words "these are the times that try men's ?" | souls |
| ? had been a very young artillery soldier | alexander hamilton |
| alex hamilton came from further back and from worse circumstances than any other of the ? | founding fathers |
| t/f? hamilton was a genius in the field of business and econimics | t |
| hamilton's arrogance would earn him as many as opportunities | enemies |
| as newly appointed emissary to france, ? misson was to gain financial and military support fo rthe american cause | ben franklin's |
| t/f? john adams burned w/ envy over franklin's unmatched popularity | t |
| franklin's skill w/ flattery didn't guarantee him success w/ the ? of france | king |
| when the part of the british army surrendered at saratoga, ? agreed to aid the continental army | france |
| t/f? washington actually lost more battles thatn he won. | t |
| the decisive battle of the rev. war occurred at ? | yorktown |
| the american war for independence ended when british lord ? surrendered his army to george washington | corn wallace |
| after the revoltion, what was the next duty for the founding fathers? | starting a new government from scratch |
| what 2 founding fathers were absent from the early meetings of the continental congress following the american revolution? | george washington and thomas jefferson |
| in 1784, jefferson had been appointed minister of the ? court replacing ben freanklin. | french |
| washington said, "when namkind are left to themselves, they are unfit for their won ?" | government |
| it is believed that ? children of jefferson and sally hemmings survived to adult hood | 4 |
| t/f? according to the hhistory studied by the founding fathers, no republic had ever survived. | t |
| the artivles of confederation were a collection of ? governments | stqate |
| who became known as the father of the constition? | james madison |
| who were probably the 2 most intelligent of the the founding fathers? | james madison and alexander hamilton |
| maddison's friendship w/ ? helped speed his advancement through government | thomas jefferson |
| t/f? many of the fouding fathers were absent from the constitutional convention | t |
| madison's plan was later called the ? plan | virginia |
| the said "if men were angels, no ? would be necessary" | government |
| hamilton suggested that the term of the president should be for ? | life |
| to become law, the constitution had to be approved by ? of the 13 states | 9 |
| t/f? patrick henry was a strong supporter of the constituition | f |
| t/f? aptrick henry was the leader of the anti federalists | t |
| the federalists papers clearly and calmly explained the constituiion's ? | goals |
| ? became the 9th state to fatify the constitution | new hampshire |
| ? was unanimously elected as preident | washington |
| john adams was the ? | vice president |
| alexander hamilton was the ? | secretary of treasury |
| thomas jefferson was the ? | secretary of state |
| t/f? todays 2 party system is a part of the constitution | f |
| thomas paine's problem was that he had the audacity to criticize ? | washington |
| who is most responsible for the bill of rights? | parcik henry |
| who was responsible for getting the U.S. out of debt? | alexander hamilton |
| james madison's mentor had been ? | thomas jefferson |
| jefferson and adams both died on ?, 1826 | july 4th |
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