Misc.
Writer of "Common Sense".
Who is Thomas Paine?
This is the date of the founding of Jamestown.
What is 1607?
Meeting of the colonists that resulted in the "Declaration of Independence"
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Bonus 150pts: Name the petition sent by this congress as a last-ditch effort at reconciliation with Great Britain.
Date for the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian war.
What is 1763?
Bonus 300pts: What is the date for the next Treaty of Paris?
First law for the Federal government of the United states written in 1781 that preserved individual state's rights by limiting the power of the Federal government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Bonus 200pts: What is the rebellion that revealed the flaws of this?
Year of Lexington and Concord.
What is 1775?
What is the battle of Saratoga?
Bonus 250pts: What is the name of the final battle of the American Revolution?
The year the Mayflower, carrying the Pilgrims, arrived in present-day Massachusetts.
What is 1620?
Bonus 300pts: What is the date of the first Thanksgiving?
Gen. George Washington captured 1,000 of these British soldiers during a sneak attack on the day after Christmas.
Who are the Hessians?
Bonus 250pts: Name this battle.
Year of Treaty of Tordesillas
What is 1494?