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America: The Story of US Film Guide Name: ___________________________ Score: _____/20 Episode #1: “Rebels” DIRECTIONS: Please answer the following questions as you watch the episode. This will be turned in at the conclusion of the episode for twenty points, as each question is worth 1 point. HINT: THEY ALL GO IN ORDER! What takes us ______ hours today by plane, was then a voyage of more than _________ months. _________________ out of ten of the early adventurers will be _______________ within a year.What is the most valuable resource of all? ____________________Of the 500 settlers who came to Jamestown before John Rolfe, how many were still alive when he arrives? _________________Who does John Rolfe marry? __________________________________What cash crop is America founded on? ___________________________About what percentage of American’s can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower? ________% The colonists are _______ inches taller than those they left behind in Europe, the Puritans average ____ children, and they are ____ % richer and pay only a ___/___ of the taxes of those in England. ____________________ fuels the global economy, much like ___________________ does today. In Boston, there’s _____ redcoat for every _____ citizens. It’s a city under ________________.What is the currency for African slaves? _____________. From 1700-1800 more than a ___/___ of a million slaves come to the colonies. Whose engraving sparks outrage throughout the colonies following the Boston Massacre? ________________________ ___________________________ What is the engraving’s provocative title? __________________________________________How much was the destroyed tea from the Boston Tea Party worth? Over $_________________What takes place on September 5th, 1774? __________________________________________Where does the meeting take place? ________________________, ______________________Where does the “Shot Heard Round the World” occur? ________________, ________________What begins as a result of the “Shot Heard Round the World”? _________________________________________________________________________Where do the British arrive at 9 am on April 19, 1775? ________________, _________________What are they looking for? ________________________ Describe what happens to the British Soldiers as they march back to Boston? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ America: The Story of US Film Guide Name: ________KEY________Episode #1: “Rebels” What takes us _ six_ hours today by plane, was then a voyage of more than __2__ months. __Seven__ out of ten of the early adventurers will be __dead__ within a year.What is the most valuable resource of all? ____Land____Of the 500 settlers who came to Jamestown before John Rolfe, how many were still alive when he arrives? ______Sixty_____Who does John Rolfe marry? ___Pocahontas___What cash crop is America founded on? ___Tobacco__About what percentage of American’s can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower? __10%__ The colonists are __two__ inches taller than those they left behind in Europe, the Puritans average __8__ children, and they are __20__ percent richer and pay only a _1_/_4_ of the taxes of those in England. __Timber__ fuels the global economy, much like __oil__ does today. In Boston, there’s __one__ redcoat for every __four__ citizens. It’s a city under _occupation_.What is the currency for African slaves? __Rum__. From 1700-1800 more than a _1_/_4_ of a million slaves come to the colonies. Whose engraving sparks outrage throughout the colonies following the Boston Massacre? _Paul_ _Revere_ What is the engraving’s provocative title? _The Bloody Massacre_How much was the destroyed tea from the Boston Tea Party worth? _Over $1,000,000_What takes place on September 5th, 1774? _The First Continental Congress__Where does the meeting take place? __Philadelphia__Where does the “Shot Heard Round the World” occur? __Lexington__, _Massachusetts__What begins as a result of the “Shot Heard Round the World”? _The American Revolutionary War_Where do the British arrive at 9 am on April 19, 1775? _Concord_, _Massachusetts_What are they looking for? _Weapons_ Describe what happens to the British Soldiers as they march back to Boston? Answers will vary, but should describe how the British Regulars were harassed by colonial militiamen who utilized guerilla tactics to pick them off as they retreated back to Boston. ................
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