FAMOUS PEOPLE
You say you want a REVOLUTION
the COLONIAL era
the Constitution
Amendments
100
Who was the philosopher that believed in the idea of 'natural rights'?
John Locke
100
What is the nickname given to the first fighting of the war at Lexington and Concord?
the shot heard 'round the world
100
Who sailed to NOrth America aboard the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
Columbus
100
What are the three branches of our federal government, as outlined by our constitution?
Legislative Judicial Executive
100
1st
What is freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
200
This man was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
200
How did the British view their American colonies?
a place to get valuable resources and sell goods to
200
Name three European nations that made the most land claims in North America.
Spain, England, France
200
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet, and who was the convention's leader?
Philadelphia, George Washington
200
19th
voting rights for women
300
This man was a trusted aide to Gen. Washington during the Revolution.
Marquis de Lafayette
300
Name three acts passed by the British Parliament that angered American colonists.
depends...
300
Where was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown, 1607
300
What do we call the introduction paragraph to the Constitution?
Preamble
300
which two amendments cancel each other out?
18th & 21st
400
This man was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
400
What do you call American colonists who were on the side of the British during the revolution?
Loyalists or Torries
400
Why did the French want to colonize North America?
establish a fur trade industry
400
How many amendments have been made to the Constitution?
What is 27
400
Which amendment set the voting age at 18?
26th
500
This was the name of the African-American man who was killed by the British at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
500
This 3 word phrase summarized one of the major colonial complaints against the British government.
Taxation without representation
500
What was the most important outcome of the British defeating the French in the French & Indian War?
France is forced to give up almost all of its land claims in North America
500
What form of government is created by our Constitution (be more specific than democracy)?
What is a republic
500
13th
abolishes slavery
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