Famous people test 5

Question 1

William Howe was what

Answer 1

General in British army

Question 2

William Howe became a commander and chief of the British forces when

Answer 2

During the battle of bunker hill

Question 3

William Howe ordered what

Answer 3

Ordered execution of Nathan Hale

Question 4

What mistakes did William Howe make

Answer 4

Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Princeton-failed to take Washington captive

Question 5

Aaron Burr was what

Answer 5

Thomas Jefferson’s Vice-President

Question 6

Aaron Burr was the____Vice President in US history

Answer 6

3rd Vice President in US history

Question 7

Hamilton sided with who

Answer 7

Hamilton sided with Thomas Jefferson in electoral college tie

Question 8

Shot Alexander Hamilton in duel and did what

Answer 8

Arron Burr
Ruined his political career
than Practiced law

Question 9

Alexander Hamilton served in what?

Answer 9

Served in Continental Army and
Assistant to George Washington: most trusted advisor

Question 10

Alexander Hamilton was a Representative of what?

Answer 10

Representative from New York at Continental Congress 1782-1783
Representative at Constitutional Convention: 1787

Question 11

Alexander Hamilton wrote what to persuade people to support
Constitution

Answer 11

Wrote The Federalist Papers: essays to persuade people to support
Constitution

Question 12

Alexander Hamilton was the First what in 1789

Answer 12

First Secretary of Treasury in Washington’s cabinet

Question 12

Hamilton’s efforts caused New York to do what?

Answer 12

Constitution ratified by New York in 1788

Question 13

Alexander Hamilton was the first what in Washington’s cabinet

Answer 13

First Secretary of Treasury in Washington’s cabinet

Question 13

Alexander Hamilton Leader of first political party which was what?

Answer 13

Federalists

Question 14

Marquis de Lafayette was what

Answer 14

French Military Officer
French Nobleman

Question 15

Marquis de Lafayette Served in what in the American Revolution

Answer 15

Served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution

Question 16

What did Marquis de Lafayette help Washington with

Answer 16

Kept British forces pinned down at Yorktown; helped Washington
force surrender in last major battle of the war

Question 17

Marquis de Lafayette Nickname

Answer 17

“Hero of Two Worlds”

Question 18

Marquis de Lafayette
Worked toward a government representing what

Answer 18

three social classes;
wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Question 19

John Paul Jones was what

Answer 19

Naval commander in Continental Navy

Question 20

John Paul Jones did what

Answer 20

intercepted Baltic merchant fleet under convoy of British ships
“I have not yet begun to fight!”

Question 20

Baron Friedrich von Steuben was what

Answer 20

German military officer

Question 21

Baron Friedrich von Steuben was captain in what army in the 7 years war

Answer 21

Captain in the Prussian Army during the Seven Years’ War

Question 21

Baron Friedrich von Steuben Helped the Continental army how

Answer 21

Helped the cause of US independence by converting the revolutionary army into a disciplined fighting force

Question 22

Benedict Arnold was what

Answer 22

American Revolutionary War General

Question 23

what war's did Benedict Arnold fight in

Answer 23

Battle of Quebec Battle of Saratoga Defected from the Continental Army in 1780 to join British forces plotted surrender of West Point

Question 24

Nathanael Greene was what

Answer 24

Rhode Island Quaker: expelled from the church for military interests

Question 25

Nathanael Greene organized what

Answer 25

1770s-organized local militia “Kentish Guards” as tensions escalated between Britain and colonies

Question 26

Washington named Greene Quartermaster-General

Answer 26

In charge of supply lines for Revolutionary War

Question 27

Nathanael Greene directed what and what did that do

Answer 27

Directed Southern campaign pushing British out of Georgia

Question 28

Henry Knox was what

Answer 28

Major General during American Revolution

Question 29

Henry Knox was Chief Artillery Officer in Continental Army in what battles

Answer 29

Battle of Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga In charge of logistics in crossing the Delaware Battle of Trenton Siege of Yorktown

Question 30

Henry Knox was appointed what

Answer 30

Congress appointed Knox as Secretary of War 1789-Served as first Secretary of War in George Washington’s first cabinet

Question 31

John Jay was what

Answer 31

Founding father

Question 32

John Jay helped write what

Answer 32

federalist papers

Question 33

John Jay was the first what

Answer 33

supreme court chief justice

Question 34

What is the Jay Treaty

Answer 34

treaty with Great Britain over shipping exports, seizures and occupation

Question 35

Baron Friedrich von Steuben Famous Quote Very Important

Answer 35

“the most remarkable achievement in rapid military training in the history of the world”

Question 36

Daniel Shays was what

Answer 36

American Revolutionary war Officer

Question 37

What is the Shays Rebellion

Answer 37

Protested against high taxes and heavy dept causing courts to seize property Shays Rebellion showed weakness in Articles of confederation led to revise it