Exploration and Colonization
Causes of the American Revolution
The American Revolution
The Founding Fathers
The Constitution
100
This country sent their explorers for God, Gold and Glory.
Who is Spain
100
This was a tax placed on all paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act.
100
This document was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The principle author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
The first set of rules used in the US.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
What is Jamestown
200
This was a clash between colonist and British soldiers. 5 colonist were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre.
200
The opening battles of the American Revolution were fired here.
What is Lexington and Concord?
200
He was an inventor, politician, writer and ladies man.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
These rules replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the US Constitution?
300
This colony was established as a place of religious tolerance.
What is Rhode Island.
300
After the Boston Tea Party the British government did this to Boston Harbor.
What is closed the port?
300
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that all people have these.
What are unalienable rights?
300
Standing at 5'-4" tall he is known as the Father of the US Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
300
This compromise created the two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
The 13 colonies are categorized into these three regions.
What is the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
400
This war was the reason England began taxing the colonist.
What is the French and Indian War?
400
The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended this war.
What is The American Revolution?
400
General of the Continental Army and presided over the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
400
This compromise allowed states to count 3 out of 5 slaves as part of their population.
What is the 3/5th compromise?
500
We studied the land and climate of each of the 3 colonial regions to understand why people did this.
What is developed specific economic activities.
500
These two countries got into a "turf war" when the settlers from one country moved into the area where the other country was trapping beaver.
Who are France and England?
500
This time period in the American Revolution came to symbolize the hardships Americans faced during the fight freedom.
What is the Winter at Valley Forge?
500
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Mayflower Compact all led to this in the United States.
What is representative government?
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