American Revolution
These people supported the war for independence? Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Patrick Henry are all examples.
What are patriots.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
What is Thomas Jefferson?
The document that was an open letter to the king of England, that said America no long wanted to be under his rule, and formed their own country
What is the Declaration of Independence?
How does God, Cod, and Rod describe the New England Colonies.
What is God=Church, Cod= fishing, and Rod= strict religion and education?
How many branches of gov't do we have? Name them.
What is three-executive, legislative, judicial.
Who was the commanding general of the Continental Army?
What is George Washington
First Secretary of Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
What documents contains all the rules and laws for our nation, and governs the country.
What is the Constitution?
What cash crop helped save Jamestown?
What is tobacco?
What does the judicial branch do, and who is in charge at the federal level?
What is make laws fair, and the Supreme Court?
Led by Sam Adams, what group led the Boston Tea Party?
What is the Sons of Liberty
Warned the people of Lexington and Concord that the British were on their way to capture weapons.?
Who is Paul Revere.
This was the first example of the Constitution, but had to be thrown out because it gave state government too much power.
What is The Articles of Confederation.
How does Mix your Quaker Oats describe the Middle Region
Mix= different groups of people, Quaker= main religion, Oats= breadbasket, ?
In what type of structures did the Haudenosaunee people live with their extended families?
What are longhouses?
What war lead to Great Britain taxing the colonists?
What is French & Indian War
What 3 peices of advice did Washington give in his farwell address?
What is no political parties, no permanent allies,and only serve 2 terms?
What document was written for the people in which 'freedom of speech' was listed, and contains the first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is a plantation?
A large farm in the southern region worked mostly by African slaves?
How many U.S. Senators per state and what plan was this at the Constitutional Convention?
What is 2 and New Jersey Plan
In what confrontation did the British soldiers fire upon the colonists, killing several?
What is Boston Massacre
Correctly name on federalist and one anti federalist?
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This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine helped convince many Americans to join the war for independence.
What is Common Sense?
What did the Pilgrims come to the New World for?
Religious Freedom?
On what is the amount of House of Representatives from each state based on, and what plan was this at the Constitutional Convention?
What is population of each state, and Virginia Plan.