COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY

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COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY

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Question 1 George Washington was a citizen of
what country?

• A. The United States
• B. England
• C. France

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A.

• The United States of America didnt exist yet!
• Try again! Go back!

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B

• George Washington was born in 1732, in Virginia,
  but he was still a British subject.
• Correct! Go on to the next question!

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C

• NON! George Washington was not French!
• O.K. Obviously, youre having some problems
  today! Go back!

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Question 2 Where was the first American colony
founded?

• A. Jamestown
• B. Plymouth
• C. Providence

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A

• A permanent colony was settled in Jamestown,
  Virginia in 1607.
• Correct! Continue to the next question!

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B

• The Plymouth colony was not established until
  1620.
• Wrong! Try again!

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C

• Providence was established in 1636.
• Rhode Island State House
• Good guess, but wrong. Go back!

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Question 3 Who said, Give me liberty or give
me death!

• A. Thomas Jefferson
• B. Thomas Paine
• C. Patrick Henry

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A

• Thomas Jefferson said lots of things, but this
  quote wasnt one of them.
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B

• Perhaps you remember Thomas Paine from writing
  Common Sense, but this isnt his quote.
• Try again!!

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C

• Yes, it was Patrick Henry who proclaimed that
  immortal quote! It was during a speech in St.
  Johns Church in Richmond, Virginia, as war was
  looming with Britain, and the full quote is I
  know not what course others may take, but as for
  me, give me liberty or give me death!
• Correct! Continue to the next question!

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Question 4 In what year did the Salem Witch
Trials occur?

• A. 1670
• B.1687
• C.1692

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A

• 1670 is just a little too early.
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B

• 1687 is a good answer, to something, but not this
  question.
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C

• March 1, 1692, authorities in the Massachusetts
  Bay Colony charged three women, Sarah Goode,
  Sarah Osborne, and a slave woman named Tituba,
  with witchcraft, and so began the Salem Witch
  Trials.
• Correct! Continue to the next question!

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Question 5 Harvard University was established
in what year?

• 1656
• 1646
• 1636

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A

• By 1656, Harvard was already established.
• Hasty Pudding Club Room
• Keep trying!

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B

• If you want a glimpse as to how people lived in
  1646, you can check out this website
  http//www.torrington-1646.co.uk/
• But its the wrong answer for this question.
• Go back!

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C

• Founded by the General court of Massachusetts in
  1636, Harvard is Americas oldest institution of
  higher learning.
• John Harvard Statue
• Correct! Continue with next question!

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Question 6 Where was the first Jewish synagogue
in the colonies located?

• A. Providence
• B. Newport
• C. Warwick

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A

• Providence can boast many firsts, but not a
  synagogue.
• The Independent Man atop the RI State House.
• Wrong! Try again!

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B

• On December 2, 1763, the Jewish community of
  Newport, RI, witnessed the dedication of the
  Touro Synogogue.
• Correct! Next question!

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C

• Warwick isnt the answer.
• Conimicut Shoal Light, Warwick, RI.
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Question 7 What is the oldest city in the
United States?

• A. Boston
• B. New York
• C. St. Augustine

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A

• Boston is one of the oldest cities in America,
  but not THE oldest.
• Faneuil Hall
• Oh! Oh! Try again!

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B

• The Big Apple wasnt the first city.
• Keep going!

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C

• On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles
  began the founding of the Presidio of San
  Augustin, which we now call St. Augustine,
  Florida, the oldest continually inhabited city in
  the United States.
• Correct!! Very good! Continue!

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Question 8 Where was the first municipal
public library located?

• A. Philadelphia
• B. New Haven
• C. Trenton

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A

• Ill bet you chose Philadelphia because you were
  thinking of Ben Franklin, right?
• Wrong!
• Find out some interesting facts about Ben
  Franklin at http//sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/in
  ventor.html
• Go back!

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B

• In 1656, a bequest was made to the towne of New
  Haven to establish a municipal public library.
• Great! Youre getting better at this. Proceed to
  next question!

• New Public Library, New Haven, CT.

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C

• Trenton??
• You definitely have to go back!

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Question 9 Who is John Winthrop?

• A. First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• B. First governor of the Jamestown Colony
• C. First governor of Rhode Island and Providence
  Plantations

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A

• In September of 1630, Boston is officially
  established and serves as the seat of Winthrops
  government.
• Correct! Proceed to the next question!

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B

• No, afraid not!!
• Go back and try again!

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C

• The first governor of Rhode Island was William
  Coddington. I bet youll have to look this one
  up!! And you can by clicking on
  http//www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id4
  0
• Good try, but wrong!! Try again!

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Question 10 Mary Rowlandson was taken captive
during which Colonial American War?

• A. The French Indian War
• B. Queen Annes War
• C. King Philips War

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A

• 1754-1763, also known as King Georges War, but
  NOT the war where Mary Rowlandson was taken
  captive.
• King George
• In the ballpark, as far as wars are concerned,
  but wrong. Try again!

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B

• Queen Annes War, also known as the War of the
  Spanish Succession, took place from 1702-1713 and
  Mary was not a captive.
• Try again!

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C

• King Philips War, 1675-1676, found Mary
  Rowlandson a captive of Native American Indians.
  To read about her adventure, click on
• http//www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/mary.h
  tml
• An excellent read about King Philips War was
  written by Eric B. Schultz and Michael J.
  Tougais, entitled King Philips War The
  History and Legacy of Americas Forgotten
  Conflict.
• Correct! Youve successfully completed a short
  quiz on American Colonial history!!!
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0-3 Correct

• Obviously history isnt your thing. Here are two
  links to websites that will give you some basic
  lessons in Colonial American History.
• http//falcon.jmu.edu/ramseyil/colonial.htm
• http//web.uccs.edu/history/ushistory/colonial.htm
  
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4-6 Correct

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  correct page for hyperlinks to American Colonial
  History.
• 0-3 correct
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7-9 Correct

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Hope you had some fun with this quiz, and learned
a bit of history!

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