Potpourri
this man discovered north america
columbus
along with william dawes and samuel prescott, this man had a famous midnight ride
paul revere
this person was king of england during the revolution
george 3
this 1 word state( starting with n ) used to be owned by mexico, until the mexican american war
nevada
This was the first state colonized in America
virginia
the pilgrims were part of this religious group( dont just say christian)
protestant or puritan
this act was imposed on the colonists by britain( there are a bunch of answers)
there are too many to write down :)
this was the final battle of the revolution
yorktown
davy crocket died in this famous first battle of the texas revolution
the alamo
this was the only colony that wasn't at the 1st continental congress
georgia
the monroe doctrine states that europe should stay on their side of this ocean
atlantic
the french and indian war started because this FAMOUS general tried to move into ohio( french territiory)
george washington
washington crossing this river led to the battle of trenton
delaware
these people came from spain in the 1500s to set up colonies in north/central/south america; some of these colonies would later become mexico
conquistadors
a famous massacre happened in this state
massachusetts
He " refused to use the pen in old new york"
robert livingston
this group of people boarded british ships and dumped 342 crates of tea into boston harbor
sons of liberty
fort ticonderoga is in this state
new york
what future u.s. president fought in the mexican american war(bonus 100 point if you can name 2)
grant, taylor
until well after the revolution, this state was considered part of massachusetts
maine
he was the primary author of the constitution
james madison
this british general was sent to boston in 1768 after riots against the townshend acts
gage
this new jersey battle happened right after the battle of trenton
princeton
a mexican general in the texas revolution, he has a city named after him in southern california
santa ana
The (this state) compromise in 1820 determined what states could allow states and what states could not.
Missouri