People
Inventor of the first successful vaccine - it was used to treat smallpox.
Who is Edward Jenner?
This man is credited with the foundation of the Law of Gravity at the age of 26.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The first constitution established by the newly formed United States government - it was unsuccessful due to its lack of authority in the central government.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
This founding father is credited with writing The Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Credited with creating the first modern, powerful telescope, he used it to advance the heliocentric view of the universe - and was prosecuted for it.
Who is Galileo?
This person's ideas of Natural Rights have greatly impacted the United States ever since its inception.
Who is John Locke?
This common biological practice was first done by Vesalius during the scientific revolution.
What is human dissection?
This nation aided the colonists throughout the Revolutionary War by providing manpower, supplies, weapons, and more.
What is France?
This famous event occurred in colonial America prior to the Revolution in Boston Harbor as a response to Great Britain's Intolerable Acts.
What is The Boston Tea Party?
Who is Boyle?
Introduced the idea of the Social Contract - stating that people should give up some of their rights in exchange for the government ensuring peace.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This conflict caused the British to go into great debt, which led to the taxation of the colonies and a divide forming in colonial America.
What is The French and Indian War?
Appointed by the Second Continental Congress, this was George Washingtons official title during the American Revolution.
What is Commander of the Continental Army?
In support of Copernicus's heliocentric ideas, this scientist advanced his theory by proving it could be supported by mathematical equations.
Who is Kepler?
Fought for the advancements of education for women as well as campaigned for women to enter largely male dominated fields such as medicine.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
First to propose the possibility of the heliocentric view of the universe.
Who is Copernicus?
This core American governmental idea was influenced by Montesquieu - who believed in the separation of powers between those leading government.
What is checks and balances?
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
What is The Bill of Rights?
Who is Voltaire?
Contributed to the modern view of the scientific method by focusing on its experimental elements.
Who is Bacon?
This Italian philosopher proposed new ways of thinking about the justice system - campaigning for the concept of having levels of punishment that fit the crime.
Who is Beccaria?
This group of men served as the working government during the American Revolution.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Who is Rousseau?
Inventor of the first microscope.
Who is Janssen?