First President, leader of the Continental Army, member of the Continental Congress, lived at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Who was George Washington?
100
The state of Delaware
Where is the Delaware River?
100
December 16, 1773
What is the exact date of the Boston Tea party?
100
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
200
One in seven
How many black people participated in the American Revolutionary War?
200
Sartoga
Where did George Neuman make the British soldiers surrender?
200
April 18th, 1775
On what date in history did the Midnight Ride take place?
200
The Bill of Rights
What are the First Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution?
200
1765
What year did Great Britain enforce the Stamp Act?
300
Great Britain
Who were the Colonists' fighting during the American Revolutionary War? Why?
300
Concord and Lexington
Where did the war officially begin?
300
March 7, 1774
History tells us that there were TWO Boston Tea Party's. The first date was December 16, 1773. When was the second one?
300
France and the U.S.
What two countries signed the Treaty of Alliance?
300
December 16, 1773
In what year did the colonist revolt against the Tea Act?
400
Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the document.
The Continental Congress selected a committee to write the Declaration of Independence. Who were those people?
400
New York
Where did the British leave at the end of the American Revolution?
400
Benjamin Franklin
Who wrote the first Declaration of Independence in 1775?
400
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Describe the U.S. Constitution?
400
1789
When George Washington was declared President of the United States for the first time, he won 100% of the electoral votes. What year was he first elected?
500
Benjamin Franklin
Who invented electricity and how does it impact us today?
500
He was homeschooled by his father.
Where did George Washington receive the majority of his education?
500
Signed on September 3, 1783. Ratified on January 14, 1784
When was the Treaty of Paris signed and ratified?
500
It is the official document that ended the American Revolution between the U.S. and Great Britain. It also forced Great Britain to recognize the U.S. as an independent country.
Describe the Treaty of Paris.
500
1860
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famous author during the 19th century. When did he write The Midnight Ride?