STAAR PEOPLE

Which prominent Puritan colonial leader founded the colony of Connecticut?

• Thomas Hooker
• Roger Williams
• James Ogelthorpe
• William Penn

Who was kicked out of Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island?

• James Oglethorpe
• Roger Williams
• William Penn
• Thomas Hooker

Who was credited with the first cultivation of tobacco in Virginia and married Pocahontas?

• John Smith
• John Winthrop
• John Peter Zenger
• John Rolfe

Who was the popular evangelist who preached revivals during the "Great Awakening."

• Lord Baltimore
• John Peter Zenger
• John Winthrop
• John Edwards

Who was the founder of  Massachusetts Bay and leader of the Puritans?

• Lord Baltimore
• John Peter Zenger
• John Winthrop
• John Edwards

This publisher was arrested for printing a series of articles and charged with libel. His court case helped to establish "freedom of the press"

• Lord Baltimore
• John Peter Zenger
• John Winthrop
• John Edwards

Who founded Maryland as a haven for the Catholics?

• Lord Baltimore
• John Peter Zenger
• John Winthrop
• John Edwards

Which of the following was a negative result of the Industrial Revolution?

• The birth of the middle class
• The development of new consumer goods
• The use of child labor
• The development of the transcontinental railroad

The purpose of George Washington's Cabinet was to

• write the Declaration of Independence
• write the Constitution and Bill of Rights
• free all of the Slaves
• help advise him on policies best for American citizens

These two members of George Washington's cabinet CONSTANTLY fought over the way the country should be run, eventually forming the first two political parties.

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams and John Marshall
• Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln
• James Madison and Thomas Jefferson