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100
This man served as the second President of the United States after George Washington.
John Adams
100
This is the famous document that announced the American colonies were a new, independent nation.
Declaration of Independence
100
What was the law passed by British government after winning the French & Indian War that created an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
100
Name all 3 Schuyler Sisters
Peggy, Angelica & Eliza
100
What was the major event in 1773 that involved members of the Sons of Liberty dressing up in disguises to use the Indigenous Tribes as a scapegoat?
The Boston Tea Party
100
This British king ruled during the American Revolution
King George III
100
1. What does it mean if your legislature has 2 votes for the house?
2. What does it mean if your legislature only has 1 vote for the house?
1. Bicameral
2. Unicameral
200
Who plays the role of Alexander Hamilton in the musical "Hamilton"?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
200
He was the FIRST Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
200
This famous Virginian is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
James Madison
200
True or False: Eliza Hamilton helped raise money for the Washington Monument
TRUE
200
Which battle was known as "The Shot Heard around the World"?
Battle of Lexington
200
This act by the British Parliament, passed in 1765, placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies.
The Stamp Act
200
1. Which branch makes/passes the laws?
2. Which branch carries out the laws?
3. Which branch decides if the laws are carried out fairly?
1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
300
A writer, inventor, and diplomat, he is the only Founding Father to have signed all four major documents that established the United States, including the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
HINT: He is on the $100 bill
Benjamin Franklin
300
The British surrendered to the Americans at this final major battle of the Revolutionary War in 1781.
The Battle of Yorktown
300
Who was the third president of the United States and a major political rival of Hamilton?
HINT: His face is on the $2 Bill
Thomas Jefferson
300
What was the name of Alexander Hamilton's wife?
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton or Elizabeth Hamilton
300
Who was the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?
Aaron Burr
300
British soldiers were nicknamed this because of the color of their uniforms
Redcoats
300
Who was the author of the Articles of Confederation?
John Dickinson
400
Can you name the Committee of Five that wrote the Declaration of Independence?
HINT: These are their initials ~ T.J., J.A., R.S., B.F., & R.L.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, & Robert Livingston
400
The Marquis de Lafayette was a military officer from this country who helped the American cause.
France
400
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known by this name.
The Bill of Rights
400
Who was the first First Lady of the United States who was married to George Washington
Martha Washington
400
In 1776, who was the famous author that wrote "Common Sense" that clearly explained the problems between the colonies and why they should separate from England?
Thomas Paine
400
The American colonists protested with this famous phrase
No Taxation Without Representation
400
400 = Who sang the song
200 = Title of Song
Both = 600
"We'll never be truly free until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me, you and I, do or die, wait till I sally in on a stallion with the first black battalion"
John Laurens
"My Shot"
500
A collection of 85 essays, mostly written by Hamilton, that were published to convince New Yorkers to support the new U.S. Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
500
What was the name of the first Constitution created by the Continental Congress?
HINT: It established a loose union of the states with a weak central government
Articles of Confederation
500
Which two founding fathers debated the national bank in "Cabinet Battle #1"?
Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton
500
This seamstress from Philadelphia is a well-known figure in American history, famous for the legend that she sewed the first U.S. flag
Betsy Ross
500
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
500
Name all 5 "Acts" that we discussed in our notes that were put in place by the King
The Stamp Act, Intolerable Act, Townshend Acts, Sugar Act and Quartering Acts
500
This event met in Philadelphia from 1775-1781 and began to act as an independent government and appointed George Washington as head of the colonial army.
2nd Continental Congress