A powerful Federalist politician from the state of New York
Who is "Alexander Hamilton"?
100
An inventor, businessman, delegate, scientist and diplomat who reigned from Pennsylvania. He journeyed to France as an ambassador many times.
Who is "Benjamin Franklin"?
100
Consisting of two chambers
What is "bicameral"?
100
Founder of the first permanent settlement in America: Jamestown.
Who is "Captain John Smith" or "John Smith"?
100
The branch of the government that enforces and carries out laws.
What is the "executive branch"?
200
The year that the Pilgrims traveled to North America from Europe.
What is "1620"?
200
The first constitution of the United States that provided the powers of the government written in 1777.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
A fight that occured, in which several men perished, between a mob of Colonists and British soldiers on March 5, 1770.
What is the "Boston Massacre"?
200
To refrain from buying or using something in protest.
What is a "boycott"?
200
A written document that sets up a government and laws
What is a "constitution"?
300
Two acts put into place by President John Adams that eased the qualms about immigrants and outlawed malicious criticism of the government.
What is the "Alien and Sedition Acts"?
300
A change or an addition
What is an "amendment"
300
The first ten amendments of the Constitution that states basic liberties.
What is the "Bill of Rights"?
300
System that keeps one government branch from having too much power over the others.
What is "checks and balances"?
300
A political party in which the members believe in a powerful federal government run by the wealthy and educated few.
What is "federalist"?
400
The year that the Constitutional Convention occurred and the Constitution was completed.
What is "1787"?
400
A political party in which the members believed in limited government power and the majority of the control in the hands of common people.
What is "anti-federalist"?
400
The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. They occured on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts.
What is the "Battles of Lexington and Concord"?
400
A protest against the Tea Act. Colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians and threw pounds of tea from British ships into the ocean.
What is the "Boston Tea Party"?
400
A doucument written by Thomas Jefferson declaring that the Colonies were ceding from Britain.
What is the "Declaration of Independence"?
500
The year that the Declaration of Independence was finished and signed signaling the official separating of the Colonies from Britain.
What is "1776"?
500
A battle fought in the Revolutionary War on the morning of December 26, 1776 commanded by George Washington.
What is the "Battle of Trenton"?
500
A battle that occured after George Washington secretly switched the destination of the Continental Army. This battle pretty much determined the victors of the war.
What is the "Battle of Yorktown"?
500
The documents passed by England that prevented any ships from docking or leaving the Boston Harbor. They were called the "Intolerable Acts" by the Patriots.
What is the "Coercive Acts"?
500
A meeting or formal assembly for discussion of and action on matters of common concern.