Famous People
General of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
First battle of the American Revolution
What is Lexington?
Rights that cannot be taken away (life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness)
What are unalienable rights?
Document signed by the pilgrims to establish self-government in Plymouth
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Year America declared its Independence
What is 1776?
Author of Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
Turning Point of the American Revolution
What is Saratoga?
Division and balance of powers of the 3 branches of government
What are Separation of powers/checks and balances?
First form of a Constitution establishing self-government in Connecticut written by Thomas Hooker
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Year the Constitution was signed
What is 1787?
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Camp during the winter for the Continental Army
What is Valley Forge?
First 10 amendments of the U.S Constitution are called
What is the Bill of Rights?
First form of representative government in Virginia
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
Year Jamestown was founded
What is 1607?
Rode a horse to signal the British were coming to Lexington
Who is Paul Revere?
War fought over the impressment of american sailors
What is the War of 1812?
No unreasonable search and seizure refers to...
What is the 4th amendment?
British document limiting the power of the King
What is the Magna Carta?
Treaty of Paris of _____ was signed to end the American Revolution and establish the Mississippi River as the border for the United States
What is 1783?
Founder of the U.S Navy
Who is John Paul Jones?
War that caused taxes in the American colonies and led to the American Revolution
What is the French and Indian War?
British document that served as a model for the U.S Constitution
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Religious group from Pennsylvania that used self government
Who are the Quakers?
Proclamation of _____ that limited the expansion of the colonies past the Appalachian Mountains
What is 1763?