HILD 2A FINAL EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
george robert twelves hewes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Shoemaker in Boston, MA
Enlisted in the army, then joined Navy, then back to the Army
Fought in major battles for the colonies
Becomes the face of the landless white males
Shows that military service has currency
harry washington - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- one of the slaves of George Washington's
plantation. Joined the revolution and fought with the British because they guaranteed freedom
if they were willing to fight on the British side. Was one of the only salves to make it back to
freedom.
ideology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals
the boston tea party - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A 1773 protest against British taxes in
which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
benjamin franklin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inventor, and politician He helped to
negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
john adams - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - second president
- Defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, emphasizing the rule of law.
- Advocated for independence, nominated George Washington, and served on committees.
, edward gibbons : the decline and fall of rome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - he explores the
causes behind the decline and eventual collapse of the Roman Empire, spanning from the
height of its power to its fragmentation and downfall.
- Gibbon's work reflects the Enlightenment ideals of reason, skepticism, and a critical
approach to historical analysis.
- During the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas influenced the thinking of many
intellectuals, including the Founding Fathers, who applied reason and critical thinking to
political and social issues.
The Pastoral or Arcadian State - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - associated with the pastoral
tradition, which idealizes rural life, simplicity, and a harmonious relationship between
humanity and nature
- The American Revolution sought independence and autonomy from British rule,
representing a desire for self-determination.
- This aspiration for self-governance could be loosely aligned with the pastoral ideal of a
simple, self-sufficient life away from centralized authority
standing army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a permanent army of paid soldiers
the stamp act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including:
playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
pope's day - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an annual parade in colonial boston that mocked the
pope and catholicism
john hancock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Patriot leader and president of the Second
Continental Congress; first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
christopher seider - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Child colonists who died in a misfire into a
crowd of radical patriots protesting.
- Patriots used his funeral as a way of promoting anger against the British.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
george robert twelves hewes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Shoemaker in Boston, MA
Enlisted in the army, then joined Navy, then back to the Army
Fought in major battles for the colonies
Becomes the face of the landless white males
Shows that military service has currency
harry washington - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- one of the slaves of George Washington's
plantation. Joined the revolution and fought with the British because they guaranteed freedom
if they were willing to fight on the British side. Was one of the only salves to make it back to
freedom.
ideology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals
the boston tea party - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A 1773 protest against British taxes in
which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
benjamin franklin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inventor, and politician He helped to
negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
john adams - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - second president
- Defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, emphasizing the rule of law.
- Advocated for independence, nominated George Washington, and served on committees.
, edward gibbons : the decline and fall of rome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - he explores the
causes behind the decline and eventual collapse of the Roman Empire, spanning from the
height of its power to its fragmentation and downfall.
- Gibbon's work reflects the Enlightenment ideals of reason, skepticism, and a critical
approach to historical analysis.
- During the American Revolution, Enlightenment ideas influenced the thinking of many
intellectuals, including the Founding Fathers, who applied reason and critical thinking to
political and social issues.
The Pastoral or Arcadian State - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - associated with the pastoral
tradition, which idealizes rural life, simplicity, and a harmonious relationship between
humanity and nature
- The American Revolution sought independence and autonomy from British rule,
representing a desire for self-determination.
- This aspiration for self-governance could be loosely aligned with the pastoral ideal of a
simple, self-sufficient life away from centralized authority
standing army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a permanent army of paid soldiers
the stamp act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1765; law that taxed printed goods, including:
playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
pope's day - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an annual parade in colonial boston that mocked the
pope and catholicism
john hancock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Patriot leader and president of the Second
Continental Congress; first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
christopher seider - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Child colonists who died in a misfire into a
crowd of radical patriots protesting.
- Patriots used his funeral as a way of promoting anger against the British.
