Although well known as a rider, he made a living as an engraver and silversmith. He created an elaborate color print entitled "The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated on King Street."
Who is Paul Revere?
100
The result of England winning the French and Indian War.
What is France losing Canada to England?
100
They were American colonists who favored the British.
What is a Loyalist?
100
His definition of the social contract was based on the premise that people are evil and need governments to protect us from others.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
100
This is how many branches of government there were under the Articles.
What is one (legislature)?
200
He led a revolt of Massachusetts farmers when the state demanded payment of taxes in gold or silver.
Who is Daniel Shays?
200
In need of money to pay for the French and Indian War, Britain began to do this for the first time in 100 years.
What is enforce the Navigation Acts?
200
They were American colonists who favored independence from Britain.
What is a Patriot?
200
His idea of the Social Contract was that "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Who is John Locke?
200
This is how many votes each state had in the Congress under the Articles.
What is one?
300
He surrendered the British troops at Yorktown, and thus ended the war.
Who was Gen. Cornwallis?
300
To thank their Indian allies in the French and Indian War, the British passed this law, which angered American colonists.
What is the Proclamation of 1963?
300
This is a sudden, surprise attack, much used by the Americans against the British.
What is an "ambush"?
300
Copyright laws didn't protect Locke's writings, so a lot of his ideas ended up in a document written by this man.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
This is how many states had to agree to pass a law under the articles.
What is nine?
400
He was known as "Gentleman Johnny" for his fashion taste, but it didn't help him at the Battle of Saratoga.
Who is General Burgoyne?
400
As a result of the American Revolution, the new country's western border was set here.
What is the Mississippi River?
400
These were local militia who could form up rapidly.
What were the Minutemen?
400
Locke said that if a government doesn't protect the peoples' natural rights, the people had the right to do this.
What is overthrow the government and install a better one?
500
He led the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont to capture Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is Ethan Allen?
500
Because of the American revolution, this ancient confederacy was divided for the first time in deciding who to fight for.
Who were the Iroquois Nations?
500
Life, Liberty, and Property.
What are "natural rights"?
500
The Glorious Revolution in England was the end of the Stuart Dynasty, partly because they stuck to this idea and refused to rule with Parliament.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
500
These are considered the only two real accomplishments of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?