History
Poor Richards Almanac was published by who?
Benjamin Franklin
The famous sermon sinners in the hands of an angry God was given by who?
Jonathan Edwards
How long is a presidents term in office
4 years
Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World
1 (1492)
founding of jamestown
1607
The first major battle
Bunker Hill
What was the first permanent European settlement in the present day United States
St. Augustine
interest in trade with the east was revived by what
crusades
Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for who?
What english monarch broke ties with the roman cathlic church beginning the english reformation
Henry VII
How old must the president be before he takes office
35 years old
Bill of rights added to the constitution
5 (1791)
First shot of the War for Independence
1775
1777-1778 winter camp of the continental army
Valley Forge
who founded the city of Quebec
Samuel de champlian
England was prepared for limited government because of what
Magna Carta
what was the most widely used textbook in colonial america
New England Primer
Who led the green mountain boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
What city was the first capital of the United States after the consisturion was ratified
New York City
Pilgrims landing at plymouth
3 (1620)
Treaty of Paris to end the war for independence
1783
the shot heard round the world
Lexington and Concord
In which settlement did the house of burgesses meet
Jamestown
British soldiers could legally occupy colonial buildings through what
What type of colonies were given by the king to an individual owner to rule
proprietary
Who wrote the famous pamphlet common sense
Thomas Paine
Who was the first secretary of state of the united states
Thomas Jefferson
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
4 (1776)
meeting of the constitutional convention
1787
The turning point
Saratoga
What established the first town school system in America
Old Deluder Satan Act
The united states government was founded as a what
Federal republic
Rice and indigo were most frequently grown in the coastal regions of the ______ colonies
southern
The smallpox inoculation was introduced by who
Cotton Mather
what branch of government interprets the laws
Judicial
English defeat of the spanish armada
2 (1588)
Founding of Harvard College
1636
Nearly 1,000 Hessians were captured
Trenton
What colony set a precedent of religous freedom
Rhode Island
Alexander hamilton and the federalist stood for a ____ construciton of the constitution
loose
the chief executive officer of each colony was the
governor
founded the settlement of Providence
Roger Williams
The name given to the presidents advisers
Cabinet
what year did the Stamp act Congress meet
1765
Conflict over territory fur trade and fishing rights between Britain and France led to what
French and Indian War
Who was the best-known missionary to the Native Americans
David Brainerd
What compromise during the constitutional convention called for a bicameral legislature
Connecticut Compromise or Great Compromise
What form of government does the consitution guarantee to each state
republican