Founding Fathers
The first President of the U.S. and well-known American general.
Who is George Washington?
Shot heard around the world and the beginning of the revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
An act that required a stamp on all legal documents, newspapers, licenses, and cards. Stamps were taxed.
What is the Stamp Act?
Formal document to explain reasons for American independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Land bought by Jefferson from the French that doubled the size of the U.S.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Created the national bank and assumed state debts.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Battle that ended the revolution by surrounding British troops.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The act that raised taxes on raw sugar and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Document signed declaring peace between Britain and America, ending the revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The third President of the U.S. and primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Turning point in the war that helped colonists receive French aid.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Event in which colonists raided the Boston Harbor and threw millions of dollars worth of British tea overboard.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The first constitution of the US with only one branch of government and no taxation power.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Diplomatic conflict between France and the U.S. in which American envoys sent to France were asked to pay a large fee to meet with the French foreign minister.
What is the XYZ Affair?
"Father of the Constitution" and fourth President.
Who is James Madison?
Part of Britain's southern campaign in which they lost one-fourth of their men, but still won.
What is the Battle of Guilford Courthouse?
Britain enforced this act that only allowed colonists to trade with Britain.
What are the Navigation Acts?
Replacement for the Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Declared that the U.S. was going to remain neutral in the conflict between Britain and France.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793?
Established the Committee of Correspondence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
First battles ending in major colonial victories. Washington launched a surprise attack on Hessians.
What are the Battles of Trenton and Princeton?
British issued these to allow officials to search homes and ships without warrants.
What are the Writs of Assistance?
A collection of 85 articles defending the Constitution in detail.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Agreement between U.S. and Spain allowing the U.S. to transport goods on the Mississippi River.
What is Pinckney's Treaty?