Famous people test 4

Question 1

What was Nathaniel Bacon

Answer 1

Wealthy planter and cousin to governor

Question 2

What did Nathaniel Bacon lead

Answer 2

Led Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676

Question 3

What was the Bacon’s Rebellion

Answer 3

Virginia’s settlers revolted against the rule of governor William Berkeley

Question 4

Bacon’s Rebellion was

Answer 4

First Popular revolt in the England’s North Americans colonies that where unhappy.

Question 5

What was the effect of bacon’s rebellion

Answer 5

Bacon defeated the Indians and his group won the election in 1676

Question 6

First time people fought for

Answer 6

Their rights and Representations

Question 7

Pontiac was

Answer 7

Ottawa Indian chief

Question 8

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer 8

1763-64 American Indians battled Britain for control of the Great lakes region.

Question 9

King George the 3

Answer 9

Ruled British Kingdom 1760-1820

Question 10

king George 3 Issued what

Answer 10

Proclamation of 1763

Question 11

What is the Proclamation of 1763

Answer 11

Forbid all people to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, Nullifying land grands already given to colonists (Not Happy)

Question 12

Great Britain where in debt following the seven years war.

Question 13

King George supported the Sugar and the stamp act and
reassured the colonist what

Answer 13

would benefit from the outcome of the war and so the colonists should pay for it.

Question 14

The colonists where very angry and still Parliament did what

Answer 14

Put more taxes

Question 15

King George is admired for what

Answer 15

strong leadership during the french and Indian war

Question 16

Great Britain’s longest reigning monarch

Answer 16

King George

Question 17

Ellis grandma is related to

Answer 17

Daniel Boone

Question 18

Daniel Boone led what expedition in 1769

Answer 18

Through the Appalachian mountains and opened a trail for west expansion

Question 19

Daniel Boone was a

Answer 19

American frontiers man and explorer

Question 20

Samuel Adams was a

Answer 20

Boston merchant

Question 21

Samuel Adams strongly opposed what and did what

Answer 21

tax on colonists so he organized a resistance on the stamp act *organized the Boston tea party **

Question 22

Founding Fathers where

Answer 22

Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Patric Henry,
Roger Sherman

Question 23

John Handcock was what

Answer 23

Merchant statesman and patriot of the revelation

Question 24

John Handcock Political prtege of Samuel Adams
what is a prtege

Answer 24

Learns from

Question 25

John Handcock influenced what

Answer 25

To ensure that Massachusetts ratified the us constitution in 1788

Question 26

what does ratified mean

Answer 26

to pass a law

Question 27

John Hancock was Most famous for what

Answer 27

His large signature on the D of I

Question 28

What roles did Benjamin Franklin have in his lifetime?

Answer 28

Inventor, diplomat, founder, writer, scientist PolyMath

Question 29

What is Poly math

Answer 29

Very good at all things

Question 30

What founding documents did Benjamin Franklin help draft?

Answer 30

Helped draft the Declaration of Independence

Question 31

What significant treaty did Franklin negotiate in 1783?

Answer 31

Negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War

Question 32

What political roles did Franklin hold during his career?

Answer 32

Elected to Pennsylvania Assembly, First Postmaster General, Diplomat to France

Question 33

What are some of Franklin's notable inventions?

Answer 33

Franklin stove Armonica (first American musical instrument) Bifocals (to see close up and far away without changing glasses)

Question 34

What types of organizations did Benjamin Franklin establish or organize?

Answer 34

Organized successful lending libraries Established fire departments Created insurance companies

Question 35

What is the name of the almanac published by Franklin?

Answer 35

"Poor Richard's Almanack"

Question 36

Paul Revere was

Answer 36

silversmith

Question 37

Paul Revere took part in what

Answer 37

the Boston tea party

Question 38

what role did Paul Rever play in the war

Answer 38

He alerted when the British were coming in Lexington in Apr 18 1775

Question 39

what was the first battle in the revolution

Answer 39

the battle of Lexington

Question 40

Thomas Paine was

Answer 40

Journalist and inventor

Question 41

what books did Thomas Paine wright

Answer 41

Common Sense The Age of Reason Rights of Man

Question 42

Common sense what effect did it have

Answer 42

swayed public opinion of the American colonists to view Independence form the British

Question 43

Common Sense printed date

Answer 43

Jan 10, 1776

Question 44

Common sense led to what

Answer 44

The Declaration of Independence

Question 45

Independence was ratified when

Answer 45

July 4, 1776

Question 46

what is a orator

Answer 46

Good at speeches

Question 47

Patrick Henry was

Answer 47

Brilliant Orator and statesman

Question 48

Taxation with out Representation was

Answer 48

A key idea of the revolution

Question 49

Patrick Henry's Famous quote

Answer 49

Give me liberty or give me death.

Question 50

Patrick Henry was first governor of what

Answer 50

Virginia in 1776

Question 51

Patrick Henry Did not believe in what

Answer 51

Powerful federal government and Virginia ratifying the constitution in 1787 negative impact of states rights

Question 52

Nathan Hale was a

Answer 52

Military leather, American spy and school teacher

Question 53

Nathan Hale volunteered to do what

Answer 53

Go behind enemy lines to gather information he was one of the first

Question 54

Nathan Hale How Did he do as a spy

Answer 54

He got captured and hanged for espionage in Sept 22, 1776

Question 55

Nathan Hale famous speech

Answer 55

"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country"

Question 56

Nathan Hale famous speech did what

Answer 56

It got more people recruited and helped the colonists a lot