Dates
1607
What is Jamestown
The opening shots of the American Revolution were fired where in Massachusetts?
What is Lexington and Concord
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
What is an abolitionist
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain
What is Common Sense
The inventor of the swivel chair.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
The year of the moon landing
What is 1969
The British defeat was here and George Washington’s troops signaled the end of the American Revolution.
What is Yorktown, Virginia
A tax on goods brought into a country
What is a tariff
The first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.
What is Articles of Confederation
The 35th President
Who is John F. Kennedy
1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase
The city that was the first capital of the United States
What is New York City
The supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.
What is Federalists
The Fifteenth Amendment
What is the guarantee of the right to vote, regardless of race.
The King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies.
Who is King George III
The year of JFK assassination
What is 1963
The main capital of the Confederate States
What is Virginia
The political theory that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
What is Popular Sovereignty
The Amendment that states that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
What is the Ninth Amendment
They organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The date of George Floyd's death
What is May 25
The oldest national park which was founded in 1872
What is Yellowstone
The House of Burgesses
What is the first representative assembly in the new world
Signed in 1215 by King John of England, was the first document that limited power of the ruler.
What is the Magna Carta
Who is Chester A. Arthur