John Rolfe, a prominent English colonist married this famous Powhatan Indian princess. Their marriage helped end the first Anglo-Powhatan war.
Pocahontas
This event $2 million of tea was dumped into the harbor by the colonists.
The Boston Tea Party
The Articles of Confederation had a weak...
National Goverment
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
How many branches of government are there?
Three Branches of Government
The crop cultivated by the English beginning in Virginia that soon led to be one of the major cash crops for the English colonies
Tobacco
This is where five colonists were killed and Paul Revere's famous painting was about this event.
Boston Massacre
Name at least 1 Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
(Bonus 100 if you can name two)
No power to tax, no national court, could not regulate foreign trade
Why did the Civil War start?
The issue of slavery became too much and the South seceded from the North
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
The first permanent and surviving English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
Without the support of this nation, the American colonies may not have been successful in their Revolution from England
France
What replaced the Articles of Confederation after it failed?
Constitution
Name 1 famous abolitionist during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which branch of government is the president in charge of?
Executive
What was the winter that killed many colonists and led to no food?
The Starving Times
Name at least 2 of the Acts that were established by England in an attempt to control the American colonies. These acts helped to lead the colonies to revolt
Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Intolerable, Townshend, Declaratory, Tea
This particular event showcased the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to the establishment of a new government
Shay's Rebellion
Who was the general of the Union? Who was the general of the Confederacy?
How many people are in the Senate? How many people are in the House of Representatives?
Who was the man who settled Pennsylvania and was the leader of the Quakers?
Williams Penn
The name of the Treaty that was signed between the American colonies and England to end the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris
How long did the Articles of Confederation last?
10 years
What is the time period after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
How does the president "check" congress in the process of checks and balances?
The president can veto bills that Congress creates.