What made it a crime to speak, write, or publish "false, scandalous and malicious" criticisms of the government?
Sedition Act
What is the name given to the group of advisors that are appointed by the President?
Cabinet
Who are the Quakers?
Society of Friends
Which amendment do we know as the right to bear arms?
2nd
People who refuse to fight are called?
Pacifists
Which author wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
The French came to our aide in the time of a need for a Navy?
True
The first Amendment to the Constitution guarantees what?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
The American colonies declared independence from France on July 30, 1775?
False
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies?
Declaratory Act
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 spelled out a theory of?
State's Rights
The British government tried to stop smuggling with the ?
Sugar Act
The religious revival that swept through the colonies was called the?
What was the name of the fort Washington built to protect the colonial militia in the Ohio Valley?
"The shot heard round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at?
Lexington and Concord
Who is Crispus Attucks
Victim of Boston Massacre, first African American life lost for the cause.
Which amendment protects citizens from excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment?
8th
With which of these did Congress establish a federal court system?
Judiciary Act
Which amendment allows women the right to vote?
19th
What was the hit and run technique of fighting called?
Guerilla Warfare
To spy on the British, which patriot disguised himself as a teacher?
Nathan Hale
What treaty with Spain gave the U.S. free navigation of the Mississippi River?
Treaty of Pickney
Who was the first secretary of state?
Thomas Jefferson
Who led the Green Mountain Boys?
Ethan Allen
"These are the times that try men's souls", was written by?
Thomas Paine