People
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What was the war that gave America its independence?
The Revolutionary War
What document allowed the United States to be free of British Rule?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the smallest state in the United States?
Rhode Island
What was the event where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers, protesting the occupation of Boston
The Boston Massacre
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the event that had the colonists dress up as American Indians, and throw tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What document governs the United States?
How many colonies were there at the time of the United States founding?
13
What was the nickname for British Soldiers?
Redcoats
Who was this famous inventor who invented things like the bifocals and the lightning rod?
Benjamin Franklin
Since we celebrate it every year, what happened on July 4th, 1776?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
In the Constitution, what are the first 10 rights listed called?
The Bill of Rights
What was the largest City in Colonial America?
Philadelphia
What were the two countries that helped the United States against the British?
France and Spain
Who rode through Massachusetts yelling, "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
What was the battle that won the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
What treaty ended the Revolutionary
War?
The Treaty of Paris
Lexington Massachusetts
What was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was the second president of the United States and leader of the federalist party?
John Adams
What was the event in which new laws were created and put into place for the United States?
The Constitutional Convention
What was the previous governing document of the United States, before being replaced?
The Articles of Confederation
What was New York's original Name?
Who was the American General that later betrayed the revolution and joined the British?
Benedict Arnold