Round 1
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
How many states make up the United States of America?
50
Who fought in the War of 1812?
The British and the United States
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France, Great Britain, Native Americans, and The Colonists.
What are the names of the first two American political parties?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
What are the first Ten Amendments called in the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Who is credited as being the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is one right that the First Amendment protects?
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
Who were the main leaders of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republican Parties?
Federalists: Alexander Hamilton
Democratic-Republicans: Thomas Jefferson
The 4th Amendment protects against illegal _______
Search and seizures.
What year was the constitution written?
1787
What Founding Father said that we should not rely on political parties?
George Washington
What battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What event during the Revolutionary era involved the dumping of products from ships into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party