Presidents
Who was the 1st President in the U.S.?
George Washington
What Battle marked the start of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
What amendment you say "I plead the fifth."?
Amendment 5
What act had a tax on sugar and molasses?
Sugar act
What was the document that gave us our amendments?
The Bill of Rights.
Who is the secretary to George Washington, who later becomes the president?
John Adams
What battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans?
The Battle of Quebec
What amendment is freedom of speech?
Amendment 1
What act put a tax on tea and later caused the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
What document introduced the three branches (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)?
The U.S. Constitution
What president is on the nickel?
Thomas Jefferson
What Battle left Britain in major debt, further causing the acts and taxes?
The French and Indian War
What amendment defends property and privacy?
Amendment 3
What act forced American colonies to provide housing, food, and supplies to British soldiers stationed there?
The Quartering Act
What historic document formally announced the thirteen American colonies' separation from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was the president during the "Era of Good Feelings"?
James Monroe
What Battle was the decisive final major land battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
What amendment is when people cannot be forced to shelter soldiers?
Amendment 3
What act required American colonists to pay a tax on most paper materials, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?
The Stamp Act
What document created a loose alliance of independent states with a weaker central government which caused them to create a new constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Who was the president during the burning of the White House?
James Madison
What Battle was the site of a pivotal, early Revolutionary War battle fought, even when it was a British victory it gave them confidence to win?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
What amendment protects peoples unnamed rights?
Amendment 9
What acts were created as a punishment to the people after the Boston Tea Party, with another alias as the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
What document contained a collection of 85 essays published in New York newspapers to persuade citizens to ratify the newly proposed U.S. Constitution?
The Federalist Papers